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en prise
[ ahn preez; French ahn preez ]
adjective
Chess.
- in line for capture; likely to be captured.
en prise
/ ɑ̃ priz /
adjective
- (of a chess piece) exposed to capture
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of en prise1
C19: from French; see prize 1
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Nd5!!, putting a knight en prise with a rook already hanging in order to run down the Black king.
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White’s pieces remain en prise, but some tricky tactics will leave Van Foreest with a rook and two pawns for two minor pieces: 23.
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With his last move — 11…g6 — Black has put three White pieces en prise, but Charousek proves willing to throw even more fuel on the fire: 12.
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Qh3!, neatly protecting the rook on e3 and leaving both Black rooks en prise.
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Leaving the Knight en prise constitutes the Muzio Gambit.
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