| GAMBIT | Opening move in a game of chess in which a player sacrifices a piece, usually a pawn, to secure an advantageous position (6) |
| DEEPBLUE | Computer which beat Garry Kasparov in a game of chess in 1996 |
| KRIEGSPIEL | German word meaning "war game" used to describe a variant of chess in which a player cannot see thei |
| ISOLATEDPAWN | A piece usually regarded as weak in chess |
| ENPASSANT | A special move in chess in which a pawn can be captured (2,7) |
| SERVE | Opening move in a tennis match |
| JUPITER | Questionable puja rite that sacrifices a neighbour (7) |
| TURN | A change of direction; a short walk; one's go or chance to make a move in a game; or, a short act (4) |
| HOOPLA | A fairground game in which a player tries to throw a large ring over an object to win it (6) |
| ATTACK | Offensive move in a game/sport; musician's approach to a piece; or, a cricket team's collective bowlers (6) |
| GRAPNEL | Device consisting of a multiple hook attached to one end of a rope that is thrown over a mooring to secure an object (7) |
| CASTLE | To make a move in chess in which the king and rook both change positions (6) |
| STALEMATE | Position in chess in which the game inevitably ends in a draw (9) |
| FLICKON | In sport, a manoeuvre in which a player receives an incoming pass and moves it on quickly with a gentle header or kick to another player (5-2) |
| RABBIT | After the ---: a form of draw, usually lowball, in which a player gets a bonus from the other player |
| CRAMBO | Guessing game involving quick thinking in which a player gives a word to which another must find a rhyme (6) |
| SPEEDBALL | Sport in which a player uses a racket to hit a ball tethered to a tall pole (9) |
| WHITE | Pieces which are first to move in a game of chess (5) |
| ISPY | A game in which a player selects a visible object for others to guess based on its first letter (1,3) |
| SHANK | A golf shot in which a player mistakenly hits a ball with a part of the club other than the face (5) |
