"absolute pin" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: absolute pins [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} absolute pin (plural absolute pins)
  1. (chess) A pin in which moving away the pinned piece would illegally expose the king to check. Categories (topical): Chess Related terms: relative pin, partial pin
    Sense id: en-absolute_pin-en-noun-aARS19to Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: board-games, chess, games

Inflected forms

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