Uncapture
noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 The act of uncapturing. rare
"The reports of the medical officers state that of 773 convicts who had arrived up to the 16th June, 1858, there had occurred 64 deaths In hospitals ; that 140 had escaped uncapture⁴, or had committed suicide; and 87 had been executed; leaving 481 only of the number."
- 1 To perform the reverse of a capture, especially in chess variants such as Retrochess. rare
"Finally, uncapture WhP on h file. So in the diagram position Black's last move cannot be (a) P(g3) x P(f2) as white pawn must retract to g2 first; or (b) P(b6)xc5, as WhP has been captured on h file to allow promotion of BhP without a capture,[…]"
Example
More examples"Finally, uncapture WhP on h file. So in the diagram position Black's last move cannot be (a) P(g3) x P(f2) as white pawn must retract to g2 first; or (b) P(b6)xc5, as WhP has been captured on h file to allow promotion of BhP without a capture,[…]"
Etymology
A back-formation from uncaptured; equivalent to un- + capture.
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