The glossary of chess explains commonly used terms in chess, in alphabetical order. Some of these terms have their own pages, like ' and '.
For a list of:
- unorthodox chess pieces, see Fairy chess piece;
- terms specific to chess problems, see Glossary of chess problems;
- named , see List of chess openings;
- chess-related games, see List of chess variants;
- terms related to board games in general, see Glossary of board games.
A
thumb|210px|Envelope used for the adjournment of a match game <br />
right|An example of algebraic notation|frame
B
thumb|420px|An example of bughouse chess
C
thumb|210px|Caïssa, the patron goddess of chess (author unknown, 19th century)
thumb|210px|A chess clock
thumb|210px|A wooden chess set and board
D
thumb|210px|[[Wouter Mees at a demonstration board]]
E
F
frame|right|An example of Fool's mate
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G
H
I
thumb|210px|Example of an open knight's tour
L
M
N
Q
R
S
frame|right|An example of Scholar's mate
thumb|210px|A score sheet
thumb|210px|A simultaneous exhibition
thumb|210px|An example of Staunton chessmen
T
thumb|260px|[[Tata Steel Chess Tournament|Tata Steel Tournament 2013]]