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Glossary Chess / Term

Occupation

Occupation of a rank or file means a rook or queen controls it; occupation of a square means a piece or pawn sits on it.


1. Placement of a rook or queen on a rank or file, or a bishop or queen on a diagonal, to exert control over it.

2. Placement of a piece safely on a square to exert pressure from it.

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