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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

abstraction, abstract entity go
a general concept formed by extracting common features from specific examples

psychological feature go
a feature of the mental life of a living organism

event go
something that happens at a given place and time

act, deed, human action, human activity go
something that people do or cause to happen

activity go
any specific behavior

play, turn go
(game) the activity of doing something in an agreed succession

move go
(game) a player's turn to take some action permitted by the rules of the game

chess move
the act of moving a chess piece

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castle, castling go
interchanging the positions of the king and a rook
capture go
the removal of an opponent's piece from the chess board
check go
(chess) a direct attack on an opponent's king
checkmate, mate go
a chess move constituting an inescapable and indefensible attack on the opponent's king
gambit go
a chess move early in the game in which the player sacrifices minor pieces in order to obtain an advantageous position