riichi

riichi (countable and uncountable, plural riichis)

From Japanese 立直 (rīchi), from Chinese 立直 (lìzhí).

(mahjong) A scoring condition and 1000-point bet made by declaring the hand to be ready, waiting for one more tile to win.

(mahjong, informal, often capitalized) Clipping of riichi mahjong


e.p.

1.e4 e5 2. Nf3 Nf6 3. d4 exd4 4. e5 Ne4 5. Qxd4 d5 6. exd6 e.p. Nxd6 7. Bg5 Nc6 8. Qe3+ Be7 9. Nbd2 0-0 10. 0-0-0 Re8 11. Kb1 (=)

2022, “2023 Laws of Chess”, in FIDE, page 23: