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Counterplay

noun, verb

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A game move made as a response. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    (chess) an attack that is intended to counter the opponent's advantage in another part of the board wordnet
  3. 3
    A counterattack in a different part of the board. countable, uncountable

    "Milov might have tried 15 ... b4 to give himself some counterplay on the queenside."

  4. 4
    A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonym: playing off meta — colloquial"

Verb
  1. 1
    To make a counterplay; to play in response.

    "I knew that, with this arrangement, unless I should counterplay, they would soon fleece me."

  2. 2
    To counter; to contrast or contradict.

    "Yürük weaving generally comprises a rich burnt apricot, particularly in the borders; a mulberry-red filling large areas of the field; lighter reds used to counterplay against a deep, dark crimson […]"

Etymology

Etymology 1

From counter- + play.

Etymology 2

From counter- + play.

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