Chess Terms Beginning with 'B'

Babson
Babson task
Back
Back Rank
Back Rank Mate
back_rank
back-rank
back-rank checkmate
Back-Rank Mate
back-rank mating pattern
Back-rank weakness
back rank
Backward Pawn
BackwardPawn
Bad bishop
Bahr Gambit
Ban
Bare king
Barnes Defense
Barnes Opening
Barnes Opening Fools Mate
Barnes Opening Gedult Gambit
Barnes Opening Gedult Gambit with
Barnes Opening, 1... e5
Barnes Opening, Fool's mate
Barnes Opening: Hammerschlag
Barnes Opening: Walkerling
Barnes_Opening
Barry Attack
basic endgames
basic opening principles
basic tactical motifs
basic tactics
basic_endgames
Basman Gambit
Basman's Creepy-Crawly System (as Black)
Basque_system
Battery
Battery on the file
Battery play
Bayonet Attack
Bean counter
Benima Defense, Scotch
Benko
Benko Gambit
Benko Gambit Accepted: Central Storming Variation
Benko Gambit Accepted: Dlugy Variation
Benko Gambit Accepted: Fully Accepted Variation
Benko Gambit Accepted: Modern Variation
Benko Gambit Accepted: Pawn Return Variation
Benko Gambit Accepted: Yugoslav
Benko Gambit Declined Bishop Attack
Benko Gambit Declined Hjoerring Countergambit
Benko Gambit Declined Main Line
Benko Gambit Declined Mutkin Countergambit
Benko Gambit Declined Pseudo Samisch Variation
Benko Gambit Declined Quiet Line
Benko Gambit Declined Sosonko Variation
Benko Gambit Declined: Bishop Attack
Benko Gambit Declined: Hjørring Countergambit
Benko Gambit Declined: Main Line
Benko Gambit Declined: Quiet Line
Benko Gambit Fully Accepted
Benko Gambit Fully Accepted Central Storming Variation
Benko Gambit Fully Accepted Central Storming Variation with
Benko Gambit Fully Accepted Fianchetto Attack
Benko Gambit Fully Accepted Fianchetto Defense
Benko Gambit Half Accepted
Benko Gambit Half Accepted Dlugy Variation
Benko Gambit Half Accepted Modern Variation
Benko Gambit Half Accepted Pawn Return Variation
Benko Gambit Half Accepted Zaitsev Nescafe Frappe Attack
Benko Gambit Half Accepted Zaitsev System
Benko Gambit: 4.cxb5
Benko Gambit: 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 d6
Benko Gambit: 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 e6
Benko Gambit: 4.cxb5 a6 5.b6 Qxb6
Benko Gambit: 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 g6
Benko Gambit: 4.cxb5 a6 5.e3 g6 6.Nc3 Bg7
Benko Gambit: 4.Nf3 bxc4
Benko Gambit: 4.Nf3 g6 5.cxb5 a6
Benko Gambit: 5.bxa6 Bxa6
Benko Gambit: 5.bxa6 g6
Benko Gambit: 7.e4 Bxf1 8.Kxf1 g6
Benko Gambit: 7.e4 Line, 9.Nf3
Benko Gambit: Accepted, 6.Nc3 g6
Benko Gambit: Accepted, 7.g3
Benko Gambit: Accepted, 7.Nf3 g6
Benko Gambit: Zaitsev Variation, Nescafe Frappe Attack
Benko Opening
Benko_Gambit
Benko_Opening
Benoni
Benoni Defence
Benoni Defense
Benoni Defense Czech Kings Indian Defense
Benoni Defense Czech Variation
Benoni Defense Hromadka Lundin Variation
Benoni Defense Hromadka System
Benoni Defense Modern Classical Argentine Counterattack
Benoni Defense Modern Classical Averbakh Grivas Attack
Benoni Defense Modern Classical Czerniak Defense
Benoni Defense Modern Classical Czerniak Tal Line
Benoni Defense Modern Classical New York Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Classical Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Fianchetto Hastings Defense
Benoni Defense Modern Fianchetto Hastings Main Line
Benoni Defense Modern Fianchetto Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Kings Pawn Line
Benoni Defense Modern Knights Tour Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Pawn Storm Four Pawns Attack
Benoni Defense Modern Pawn Storm Four Pawns Main Line
Benoni Defense Modern Pawn Storm Mikenas Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Pawn Storm Taimanov Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Pawn Storm Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Penrose Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Snake Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Uhlmann Variation
Benoni Defense Modern Variation
Benoni Defense Vulture Defense
Benoni Defense Weenink Variation
Benoni Defense: Benoni Gambit Accepted
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Indian Defense, Kingside Move Order
Benoni Defense: Benoni-Staunton Gambit
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Argentine Counterattack
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Averbakh-Grivas Attack
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Czerniak Defense, Tal Line
Benoni Defense: Classical Variation, Main Line
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense
Benoni Defense: Fianchetto Variation, Hastings Defense, Main Line
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack
Benoni Defense: Four Pawns Attack, Main Line
Benoni Defense: French Benoni
Benoni Defense: Hromádka System
Benoni Defense: King's Pawn Line
Benoni Defense: King’s Pawn Line
Benoni Defense: Mikenas Variation
Benoni Defense: Modern Variation
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni
Benoni Defense: Old Benoni, Schmid Variation
Benoni Defense: Semi-Benoni
Benoni Defense: Taimanov Variation
Benoni Defense: Weenink Variation
Benoni Gambit
Benoni Structure
Benoni structures
Benoni_Defense
Benoni: 2...c5 3.e3
Benoni: 2...c5 3.e3 g6
Benoni: 3.d5
Benoni: 3.d5 a6
Benoni: 3.d5 g6
Benoni: 3.dxc5
Benoni: 4.Nc3
Benoni: 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5
Benoni: 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6
Benoni: 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 d6 6.Nf3
Benoni: 6.e4 g6
Benoni: 6.e4 g6 7.Bd3 Bg7 8.h3
Benoni: 6.e4 g6 7.h3
Benoni: Classical, 7...Bg7
Benoni: Czech, 4.Nc3 d6
Benoni: Czech, 5.e4 Be7
Benoni: Czech, 5.e4 Be7 6.Bd3
Benoni: Czech, 5.e4 Be7 6.g3
Benoni: Czech, 5.e4 Be7 6.g3 O-O 7.Bg2 Ne8
Benoni: Four Pawns, 9.Bd3
Benoni: Four Pawns, 9.Be2 Bg4 10.O-O Nbd7
Benoni: Four Pawns, Taimanov, 8...Nfd7
Benoni: Four Pawns, Taimanov, 9.a4 O-O 10.Nf3 Na6
Benoni: Snake, 6.e4
Benoni: Snake, 6.Nf3
Berger table
Berlin
Berlin Defence
Berlin Defense
Berlin endgame
Berlin_Defense
Berlin Defence
Berserk enjoyer
Best
Best move
BestTimeOfDayToPlay
Between the moves
Between-move
Bilbao scoring
Bilbao_scoring
Bind
Bird Defense
Bird Opening
Bird Opening Batavo Gambit
Bird Opening: Batavo Gambit
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Batavo Gambit
Bird Opening: Dutch Variation, Dudweiler Gambit
Bird Opening: From's Gambit
Bird Opening: From's Gambit, Lasker Variation
Bird Opening: Hobbs Gambit
Bird Opening: Horsefly Defense
Bird Opening: Sturm Gambit
Bird Opening: Wagner-Zwitersch Gambit
Bird Opening: Williams Gambit
Bird_Opening
Bird: 1...d5 2.b3
Bird: 1...d5 2.g3
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3 c5
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3 c5 3.e3
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3 g6
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.e3
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3 Nf6
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.b3
Bird: 1...d5 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.g3
Bird: 1..c5
Bird: 1..c5 2.Nf3 Nc6
Bird: 1..d6
Bird: 1..g6
Bird: 1..Nf6 2.Nf3
Bird: 1..Nf6 2.Nf3 d6
Bird: 1..Nf6 2.Nf3 g6
Bird: 1..Nf6 2.Nf3 g6 3.g3
Bird: From Gambit Accepted
Bird: From Gambit, 2...d6
Bird: From Gambit, 3...Bxd6
Bird: From Gambit, Lasker, 5.d4
Bird: From Gambit, Lasker, 5.g3
Bird: Lasker Variation
Bird: Lasker, 3...e6
Bird: Lasker, 3...g6
Bird: Symmetrical
Bird's
Bird's Defense
Bird's Opening
Bird's Opening, 1...e6
Bird’s Opening
Birds Opening
Birds Opening Batavo Polish Attack
Birds Opening Double Duck Formation
Birds Opening Dutch Batavo Gambit
Birds Opening Dutch Dudweiler Gambit
Birds Opening Dutch Lasker Variation
Birds Opening Dutch Sturm Gambit
Birds Opening Dutch Thomas Gambit
Birds Opening Dutch Variation
Birds Opening Dutch Williams Gambit
Birds Opening Dutch Williams Prokofiev Gambit
Birds Opening Dutch Williams Zilbermints Variation
Birds Opening Froms Gambit
Birds Opening Froms Gambit Bahr Gambit
Birds Opening Froms Gambit Langheld Gambit
Birds Opening Froms Gambit Lasker Gambit
Birds Opening Froms Gambit Lasker Variation
Birds Opening Froms Gambit Platz Gambit
Birds Opening Froms Gambit Schlechter Gambit
Birds Opening Hobbs Gambit
Birds Opening Hobbs Zilbermints Gambit
Birds Opening Horsefly Defense
Birds Opening Mujannah Formation
Birds Opening Myers Defense
Birds Opening Swiss Gambit
Birds Opening Swiss Wagner Zwitersch Gambit
Birds-Opening
Bishop
Bishop and Knight Mate
Bishop of the wrong color
bishop pair
Bishop's Gambit
Bishop's Opening
Bishop's Opening (Horwitz Gambit)
Bishop's Opening, Vienna Hybrid
Bishop's Opening: 2... b6?
Bishop's Opening: 2... d6!?
Bishop's Opening: 2... g6?
Bishop's Opening: 2... Qe7?
Bishop's Opening: 2... Qg5?
Bishop's Opening: 2... Qh4?
Bishop's Opening: 2...a6?!
Bishop's Opening: 3.d3
Bishop's Opening: 3.d3 d5
Bishop's Opening: Anderssen Gambit
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense
Bishop's Opening: Berlin Defense, Greco Gambit
Bishop's Opening: Boden-Kieseritzky Gambit
Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation
Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation, Scholar's Mate
Bishop's Opening: Boi Variation: 3. Nf3
Bishop's Opening: Calabrese Countergambit
Bishop's Opening: Horwitz Gambit
Bishop's Opening: Khan Gambit
Bishop's Opening: Lewis Gambit
Bishop's Opening: Lopez Variation
Bishop's Opening: Paulsen Defence
Bishop's Opening: Paulsen, 4.Nf3
Bishop's Opening: Philidor Counterattack
Bishop's Opening: Ponziani Gambit
Bishop's Opening: Urusov Gambit
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Hromádka Variation
Bishop's Opening: Vienna Hybrid, Spielmann Attack
Bishop's Opening: Walkerling, Main Line
Bishop’s
Bishop’s Opening
Bishops Gambit
Bishops Opening
Bishops Opening Anderssen Gambit
Bishops Opening Berlin Defense
Bishops Opening Berlin Greco Gambit
Bishops Opening Berlin Kitchener Folly
Bishops Opening Berlin Ponziani Gambit
Bishops Opening Berlin Ponziani Urusov Gambit
Bishops Opening Berlin Ponziani Urusov Keidansky Gambit
Bishops Opening Berlin Ponziani Urusov Panov Variation
Bishops Opening Berlin Ponziani Warsaw Gambit
Bishops Opening Berlin Spielmann Attack
Bishops Opening Berlin Vienna Hybrid Hromadka Variation
Bishops Opening Berlin Vienna Hybrid Variation
Bishops Opening Boi Lewis Gambit
Bishops Opening Boi Lopez Variation
Bishops Opening Boi McDonnell Gambit
Bishops Opening Boi Philidor Variation
Bishops Opening Boi Philidor Variation del Rio Variation
Bishops Opening Boi Philidor Variation Lewis Countergambit
Bishops Opening Boi Stein Gambit
Bishops Opening Boi Variation
Bishops Opening Calabrese Countergambit
Bishops Opening Calabrese Jaenisch Variation
Bishops Opening Khan Gambit
Bishops Opening Philidor Counterattack
BishopsOpening
Bitboard
bitboard representation
bitwise operations
Black
Black Lion
Blackburne Shilling Gambit
Blackburne-Shilling-Gambit
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit (BDG): 2.e4 dxe4
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Blackmar Gambit
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Lemberger Countergambit, Lange Gambit
Blackmar-Diemer Gambit: Zeller Defense
Blackmar–Diemer Gambit
Blind pigs
Blindfold
Blindfold chess
Blindfold simul
Blitz
Blitz addict
blitz chess
Blitz goblin
Blitz Openings
Blitz playoff
Blitz Time Management
blitz training
Blitz_chess
Blitz_rating
Blitz-Time-Management
Blitzkrieg
BlitzOpenings
blockade
Blockaded pawn
Blumenfeld Countergambit
Blumenfeld Countergambit Accepted
Blumenfeld Countergambit Duz Khotimirsky Spielmann Variation
Blumenfeld Countergambit Duz Khotimirsky Variation
Blumenfeld Countergambit Rubinstein Variation
Blumenfeld Gambit
blunder
blunder check
blunder-check
board
board order
board points
Board vision
Bobby Fischer
Boden–Kieseritzky Gambit
Boden's Mate
Boden’s mate
Bogo Indian Defense
Bogo Indian Defense Exchange Monticelli Variation
Bogo Indian Defense Exchange Variation
Bogo Indian Defense Grunfeld Variation
Bogo Indian Defense Haiti Variation
Bogo Indian Defense New England Variation
Bogo Indian Defense Nimzowitsch Variation
Bogo Indian Defense Retreat Variation
Bogo Indian Defense Vitolins Variation
Bogo Indian Defense Wade Smyslov Variation
Bogo-Indian
Bogo-Indian Defence
Bogo-Indian Defense
Bogo-Indian Defense: Grünfeld Variation
Bogo-Indian Defense: Haiti Variation
Bogo-Indian Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation
Bogo-Indian Defense: Retreat Variation
Bogo-Indian Defense: Vitolins Variation
Bogo-Indian Defense: Wade-Smyslov Variation
Bogo-Indian: 4.Bd2 a5 5.g3
Bogo-Indian: 4.Bd2 a5 5.Nc3
Bogo-Indian: 4.Bd2 Bxd2+ 5.Qxd2 O-O
Bogo-Indian: 4.Nbd2 b6
Bogo-Indian: 4.Nbd2 b6 5.a3 Bxd2+
Bogo-Indian: 4.Nbd2 d5
Bogo-Indian: 4.Nbd2 O-O
Bogo-Indian: 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.a3 Be7
Bogo-Indian: 4.Nbd2 O-O 5.a3 Bxd2+
Bogo-Indian: Gruenfeld Variation
Bogo-Indian: Nimzowitsch, 5.g3
Bogo-Indian: Nimzowitsch, 5.g3 Nc6 6.Bg2 Bxd2+ 7.Nbxd2
Bogo-Indian: Nimzowitsch, 5.g3 Nc6 6.Nc3
Bogo-Indian: Nimzowitsch, 5.g3 O-O
Bogo-Indian: Vitolins, 6.g3
Bogo–Indian Defense
Boleslavsky hole
Boleslavsky Structure
Bonehead move
Bongcloud
Bongcloud Attack
Bongcloud enjoyer
Bononi
Book
Book draw
Book Move
Book slave
Book win
Boomer chess
Boomer move
Boosting
Borg Defense
Borg Defense: Borg Gambit
Borg Gambit Accepted, 2. Bxg5
Borg_Defense
Botez
Botez Gambit
Botvinnik
Botvinnik English
Botvinnik setup
Botvinnik System
Botvinnik System (English Opening)
Botvinnik Variation
Bowdler-Attack ideas
Branding
break
Breakthrough
Breyer
Breyer Defense
Breyer Variation
bridge-building
Brilliancy
Brilliancy prize
Broadcast
Bronstein
Bronstein time
Bronstein Variation
Bryan Counter-gambit
Buchholz
Buchholz Cut 1
Buchholz Cut 2
Buchholz tie-break
Buchholz tiebreak
Budapest Gambit
Budapest Gambit Adler Variation
Budapest Gambit Alekhine Abonyi Variation
Budapest Gambit Alekhine Variation
Budapest Gambit Fajarowicz Variation
Budapest Gambit Rubinstein Kornl Richter Gambit
Budapest Gambit Rubinstein Variation
Budapest Variation
Budapest: 3...Ng4 4.e3
Budapest: 3.d5
Budapest: 3.dxe5
Budapest: Adler, 4...Bc5
Budapest: Adler, 4...Bc5 5.e3 Nc6 6.Be2
Budapest: Fajarowicz, 4.Nf3
Budapest: Fajarowicz, 4.Nf3 Nc6
Budapest: Rubinstein, Main Line
Budapest: Rubinstein, Main Line, 6.Nbd2 Qe7 7.e3
Budepest Defense, Rubinstein Variation, 5.Bg3 retreat
bughouse
Building a bridge
Bullet
Bullet Checkmate
bullet chess
Bullet junkie
Bullet merchant
Bullet_chess
Bullet_rating
Bulletproof
Bunny
Burn Variation
By-product
Bye
Last updated 2026-01-16