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King Nearly Beginning To Take Piece Crossword Clue

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noun

• originally a person of noble birth trained to arms and chivalry; today in Great Britain a person honored by the sovereign for personal merit

• a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

verb

• raise (someone) to knighthood

29%3Take back to the beginning of a sentence, phrase, or piece of music
noun

• rate of revolution of a motor

verb

• increase the number of rotations per minute

28%15 A chess move where the opponent's king is attacked by a piece and the king is in check.
noun

• a check on the opponent's king that is delivered by moving a piece out of the line of attack by a queen or rook or bishop

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Telegraph Cryptic11 May 2023 Down 20
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