Definition of en prise in English:

en prise

adjectiveɒ̃ ˈpriːzän ˈprēz

Chess

predicative (of a piece or pawn) in a position to be taken.
〔棋〕（兵或兵以上的棋子）处于被吃位置的
as complement I had her knight en prise
Example sentencesExamples
- For example, if Player A leaves a queen en prise, the opponent will quickly grab it and wreck A's game.
- But I do it anyway, because when I look methodically at all the squares attacked beyond the fourth rank, sometimes I see something actually useful, like a back rank mate or a queen en prise.
- Instead of capturing a Rook, Black puts a Bishop en prise, with check, on an unguarded square.

Origin

Early 19th century: French.

Definition of en prise in US English:

en prise

adjectiveän ˈprēz

Chess

predicative (of a piece or pawn) in a position to be taken.
〔棋〕（兵或兵以上的棋子）处于被吃位置的
as complement I had her knight en prise
Example sentencesExamples
- But I do it anyway, because when I look methodically at all the squares attacked beyond the fourth rank, sometimes I see something actually useful, like a back rank mate or a queen en prise.
- Instead of capturing a Rook, Black puts a Bishop en prise, with check, on an unguarded square.
- For example, if Player A leaves a queen en prise, the opponent will quickly grab it and wreck A's game.

Origin

Early 19th century: French.

词汇	en prise
释义	Definition of en prise in English: en prise adjectiveɒ̃ ˈpriːzän ˈprēz Chess predicative (of a piece or pawn) in a position to be taken. 〔棋〕（兵或兵以上的棋子）处于被吃位置的 as complement I had her knight en prise Example sentencesExamples For example, if Player A leaves a queen en prise, the opponent will quickly grab it and wreck A's game. But I do it anyway, because when I look methodically at all the squares attacked beyond the fourth rank, sometimes I see something actually useful, like a back rank mate or a queen en prise. Instead of capturing a Rook, Black puts a Bishop en prise, with check, on an unguarded square. Origin Early 19th century: French. Definition of en prise in US English: en prise adjectiveän ˈprēz Chess predicative (of a piece or pawn) in a position to be taken. 〔棋〕（兵或兵以上的棋子）处于被吃位置的 as complement I had her knight en prise Example sentencesExamples But I do it anyway, because when I look methodically at all the squares attacked beyond the fourth rank, sometimes I see something actually useful, like a back rank mate or a queen en prise. Instead of capturing a Rook, Black puts a Bishop en prise, with check, on an unguarded square. For example, if Player A leaves a queen en prise, the opponent will quickly grab it and wreck A's game. Origin Early 19th century: French.
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