Chess Terms Beginning with 'P'

Pairing
Pairing number
Pairings
Paleface Attack
Panno
Panno Variation
Panov Attack
Panov-Botvinnik
Panov-Botvinnik Attack
Panov–Botvinnik
Panov–Botvinnik Attack
parachute pawn
Parham Attack
Paris Variation, Grunfeld
Passed
passed pawn
Passive piece
Patrol chess
Pattern
Pattern Recognition
Patzer
Patzer gives a check
Patzer sees a check
Paulsen
pawn
pawn and move
pawn break
pawn breaks
pawn can’t go back
Pawn Chain
Pawn duo
Pawn Fork
Pawn gobbler
Pawn Grubber
Pawn island
pawn islands
pawn lever
pawn majority
Pawn muncher
pawn odds
Pawn pusher
Pawn roller
pawn storm
pawn storms
pawn structure
Pawn Structures
pawn tension
Pawn wedge
pawn_chain
pawn-storm
pawn-structure
pawn-structures
Pawn break
PawnStorm
PawnStructure
PCA champion
Pelikan Variation
Perenyi
Performance
Performance rating
Performance_rating
Perft
Perpetual
perpetual check
Perpetual_check
Perpetual-Check
Petroff
Petroff Defense
Petrosian
Petrosian System (QID)
Petrosian System (Queen's Indian)
Petrosian Variation
Petrosian System
Petrov
Petrov Defence
Petrov Defence: Cochrane Gambit
Petrov Defense
Petrov Defense: Cochrane Gambit, Center Variation
Petrov Defense: Damiano Variation
Petrov Defense: Stafford Gambit
Petrov's Defence, Damiano Variation
Petrov's Defence: Stafford Gambit
Petrov's Defense
Petrov's Defense - Stafford Gambit
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Marshall Variation
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Mason-Showalter Variation
Petrov's Defense: Classical Attack, Staunton Variation
Petrov's Defense: Cozio Attack
Petrov's Defense: Damiano Variation
Petrov's Defense: French Attack
Petrov's Defense: Italian Variation
Petrov's Defense: Karklins-Martinovsky Variation
Petrov's Defense: Kaufmann Attack
Petrov's Defense: Millennium Attack
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Center Attack
Petrov's Defense: Modern Attack, Murrey Variation
Petrov's Defense: Nimzowitsch Attack
Petrov's Defense: Paulsen Attack
Petrov's Defense: Stafford Gambit
Petrov's Defense: Three Knights Game
Petrov’s Defence
Petrov’s Defense
Petrov’s Defense (Three Knights Game)
Petrov's Defense
Petrovs Defense
Petrovs Defense Classical Attack
Petrovs Defense Classical Attack Marshall Variation
Petrovs Defense Classical Attack Marshall Variation Staunton Variation
Petrovs Defense Classical Attack Mason Showalter Variation
Petrovs Defense Classical Attack Mason Variation
Petrovs Defense Classical Cochrane Bishop Check Line
Petrovs Defense Classical Cochrane Center Variation
Petrovs Defense Classical Cozio Attack
Petrovs Defense Classical Damiano Variation
Petrovs Defense Classical Damiano Variation Kholmov Gambit
Petrovs Defense Classical French Attack
Petrovs Defense Classical Kaufmann Attack
Petrovs Defense Classical Millennium Attack
Petrovs Defense Classical Nimzowitsch Attack
Petrovs Defense Classical Paulsen Attack
Petrovs Defense Classical Stafford Gambit
Petrovs Defense Classical Variation
Petrovs Defense Steinitz Attack
Petrovs Defense Steinitz Attack Center Attack
Petrovs Defense Steinitz Attack Symmetrical Center Variation
Petrovs Defense Steinitz Attack Symmetrical Center Variation Murey Variation
Petrovs Defense Steinitz Attack Symmetrical Variation
Petrovs Defense Three Knights Game
Petrovs Defense Urusov Gambit
Petrovs Defense Urusov Lichtenhein Defense
PGN
Philidor
Philidor Defence
Philidor Defense
Philidor Defense (Hanham Variation)
Philidor Defense Exchange Larsen Variation
Philidor Defense Exchange Variation
Philidor Defense Hanham Krause Steiner Variation
Philidor Defense Hanham Krause Variation
Philidor Defense Hanham Lion Shirov Gambit
Philidor Defense Hanham Lion Variation
Philidor Defense Hanham Lions Claw Variation
Philidor Defense Hanham Schlechter Variation
Philidor Defense Hanham Variation
Philidor Defense Lopez Countergambit
Philidor Defense Nimzowitsch Variation
Philidor Defense Nimzowitsch Variation Rellstab Variation
Philidor Defense Steinitz Variation
Philidor Defense-Exchange Variation
Philidor Defense: 3...Nc6
Philidor Defense: Albin-Blackburne Gambit
Philidor Defense: Exchange Variation
Philidor Defense: Hanham Variation
Philidor Defense: Larsen Variation
Philidor Defense: Lion Variation
Philidor Defense: Lopez Countergambit
Philidor Defense: Morphy Gambit
Philidor Defense: Nimzowitsch Variation
Philidor Defense: Philidor Countergambit
Philidor Defense: Steinitz Variation
Philidor Draw
Philidor_Defense_(Rook_Endgame)
Philidor_position
Philidor-Defense
Philidor-Defense-Exchange-Variation
Philidor: 3...exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3
Philidor: 3...exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7
Philidor: 3...exd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 Be7 6.Bc4
Philidor: Antoshin Variation
Philidor: Hanham, 4.Bc4
Philidor: Improved Hanham, 7.a4
Philidor: Improved Hanham, 7.Re1 c6 8.a4 a5
Philidor: Morphy Variation
Philidor: Morphy, 4...Nc6
Philidor: Morphy, 4...Nf6
Philidor: Morphy, 4...Nf6 5.Nc3
Philidor: Nimzowitsch Variation
Philidor position
PhilidorPosition
Pia Cramling
Piece
piece activity
piece coordination
Piece maneuvering
Piece sacrifice
Piece up
piece-exchange
piece-square table
Pigs on the 7th
Pigs on the seventh
Pin
Pin Absolute
Pirc
Pirc Defence
Pirc Defense
Pirc Defense Antal Defense
Pirc Defense Classical Quiet Chigorin Line
Pirc Defense Classical Quiet Czech Defense
Pirc Defense Classical Quiet Parma Defense
Pirc Defense Classical Quiet System
Pirc Defense Classical Schlechter Variation
Pirc Defense Classical Variation
Pirc Defense Czech Defense
Pirc Defense Harmonist Variation
Pirc Defense Lions Jaw Variation
Pirc Defense Main Line
Pirc Defense Main Line Austrian Attack
Pirc Defense Main Line Austrian Dragon Formation
Pirc Defense Main Line Austrian Kurajica Variation
Pirc Defense Main Line Austrian Unzicker Attack
Pirc Defense Main Line Austrian Unzicker Bronstein Variation
Pirc Defense Main Line Austrian Weiss Variation
Pirc Defense Main Line Byrne Variation
Pirc Defense Main Line Kholmov System
Pirc Defense Main Line Sveshnikov System
Pirc Defense Maroczy Defense
Pirc Defense Modern Defense Geller System
Pirc Defense Semi Classical Bayonet Attack
Pirc Defense Semi Classical Chinese Variation
Pirc Defense Semi Classical Variation
Pirc Defense Small Center Defense
Pirc Defense Spike Attack
Pirc Defense: 150 Attack
Pirc Defense: 150 Attack, Sveshnikov-Jansa Attack
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Unzicker Attack
Pirc Defense: Austrian Attack, Weiss Variation
Pirc Defense: Bayonet Attack
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Czech Defense
Pirc Defense: Classical Variation, Quiet System, Parma Defense
Pirc Defense: Kholmov System
Pirc Defense: Roscher Gambit
Pirc-Defense
Pirc-Defense-Main-Line
Pirc-Defense-Main-Line-4.Be3-Bg7-5.Qd2
Pirc-Defense: Classical Variation
Pirc: 2.d4 c6
Pirc: 2.f4 Nf6
Pirc: 2.Nc3
Pirc: 2.Nf3
Pirc: 2.Nf3 Nf6
Pirc: 2.Nf3 Nf6 3.Nc3
Pirc: 3...g6
Pirc: 3.Bd3
Pirc: 3.Bd3 e5
Pirc: 3.Bd3 g6
Pirc: 3.f3 e5 Queenswap
Pirc: 3.f3 g6
Pirc: 3.Nc3
Pirc: 3.Nc3 e5
Pirc: 3.Nc3 e5 Queenswap
Pirc: 3.Nc3 Nbd7
Pirc: 4.Be3
Pirc: 4.Be3 Bg7
Pirc: 4.Be3 c6
Pirc: 4.Be3, 150 Attack
Pirc: 4.Bg5 Bg7
Pirc: Austrian Attack
Pirc: Austrian, 5...c5 6.Bb5+
Pirc: Austrian, 5...c5 6.Bb5+ Bd7 7.e5 Ng4 8.Bxd7+
Pirc: Austrian, 5...c5, Seirawan Variation
Pirc: Austrian, 5...O-O 6.Bd3 Na6
Pirc: Austrian, 5.Nf3
Pirc: Classical, 5.Bc4
Pirc: Classical, 5.Be2 c6
Pirc: Classical, 5.Be2 O-O 6.O-O c6 7.a4
Pirc: Classical, 5.Be3
Pirc: Classical, 5.h3
Pirc: Classical, Spassky System
Pirc: Czech, 4.f4
Pirc: Czech, 4.f4 Qa5
Pirc: Czech, 4.Nf3
Pirc: Sveshnikov (4.g3)
Pitfall
Plachutta
plan
plateau
Player handles
Playoff
ply
Poisoned
Poisoned Pawn
Poisoned Pawn (French Winawer)
Poisoned Pawn (Najdorf)
Poisoned Pawn (Winawer)
Poisoned Pawn Variation
Poisoned_Pawn_Variation
Polar Bear
policy
policy network
Polish
Polish Defense
Polish Opening
Polish Opening Baltic Defense
Polish Opening Bugayev Advance Variation
Polish Opening Bugayev Attack
Polish Opening Czech Defense
Polish Opening German Defense
Polish Opening Grigorian Variation
Polish Opening Karniewski Variation
Polish Opening Kings Indian Defense
Polish Opening Kucharkowski Meybohm Gambit
Polish Opening Outflank Variation
Polish Opening Queens Indian Variation
Polish Opening Queenside Defense Rook Exchange Line
Polish Opening Schiffler Sokolsky Variation
Polish Opening Symmetrical Variation
Polish Opening Tartakower Gambit
Polish Opening, 1...e6 2. Bb2
Polish Opening: Birmingham Gambit
Polish Opening: Bugayev Attack
Polish Opening: Czech Defense
Polish Opening: Dutch Defense
Polish Opening: German Defense
Polish Opening: King's Indian Variation
Polish Opening: Outflank Variation
Polish Opening: Symmetrical Variation
Polish Opening: Zukertort System
Polish_Opening
Polish: 1...d5
Polish: 1...d5 2.Bb2
Polish: 1...d5 2.Bb2 Nf6 3.e3
Polish: 1...e5
Polish: 1...e5 2.Bb2
Polish: 1...Nf6
Polish: 1...Nf6 2.Bb2 e6
Polish: 2...Bxb4 3.Bxe5
Polish: 2...Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6
Polish: 2...Bxb4 3.Bxe5 Nf6 4.Nf3
Polyglot
ponder
Ponziani
Ponziani Opening
Ponziani Opening Caro Gambit
Ponziani Opening Jaenisch Breyer Opening
Ponziani Opening Jaenisch Counterattack
Ponziani Opening Jaenisch Vukovic Gambit
Ponziani Opening Ponziani Countergambit
Ponziani Opening Spanish Variation
Ponziani Opening Steinitz Variation
Ponziani Opening: Jaenisch Counterattack
Ponziani Opening: Steinitz Variation
Ponziani Opening: Vukovic Gambit
Ponziani: 3...d5
Ponziani: 3...Nf6
Ponziani: 3...Nf6 4.d4 exd4
Ponziani: 3...Nf6 4.d4 Nxe4
Portuguese Gambit
Portuguese Opening
Portuguese Variation
Positional
positional chess
positional concepts
positional concepts like "weak squares" and "outposts"
positional defense
Positional enjoyer
Positional genius
Positional Play
Positional player
positional sacrifice
positional understanding
Positional Weakness
positional_play
positional-play
PositionalUnderstanding
Post
Post-key play
post-match analysis
Post-mortem
Practical
Practical Chances
pre-move
Pre-move god
Premove
Premove warrior
premoves
Preparation
Prepared
Prepared variation
Princess
principal
Principal variation
Principal variation search
principle
principle of least commitment
principle of two weaknesses
principle-of-the-center
principles
Prize fund
Problem
Problemist
Prodigy
promotion
Pronkin
Proof Game
prophylaxis
protected
Protected passed pawn
Provisional rating
Provisional_rating
Provocation strategy
pruning
Pseudo Queen's Indian Defense
Pseudo-sacrifice
Pseudo-Trompowsky
Pterodactyl Defense
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Anhanguera
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Pteranodon
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Pterodactyl
Pterodactyl Defense: Eastern, Rhamphorhynchus
Pterodactyl Defense: Fianchetto, Queen Pteranodon
PUCT
pure mate
Pusher
Puzzle
Puzzle grinder
puzzle rush
Puzzle rusher
Puzzle warrior
PuzzleRush
Last updated 2026-01-16