''Priyome'' ( rus, приём, p=prʲɪˈjɵm, a=Ru-приём.ogg) is a

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noun that is used directly and generically in English to represent some sort of typical maneuver or technique in

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. For example, a typical defensive technique in rook

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is to use the

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to attack the opponent's pawns. In Russian, '' приём'' is a common word with various meanings including "reception", "acceptance" and "gimmick", and is used in contexts as diverse as music, literature, computer science, and martial arts. It is also very common in Russian chess literature to refer to typical maneuvers used in positions with certain

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s or other defining characteristics. Because the word does not have an exact equivalent in English—with "device", "technique", or "method" the closest translations—it has appeared untranslated in English-language chess literature, although this usage is not yet widespread.

Examples

A Russian movie, ''Buket Na Priyome'', is a crime drama highlighting the technique as a theme and tactic. A famous game by

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in Nicaragua has been used by training academies to illustrate the technique. After e4–e5 in the first diagram below, the d- is potentially open, and thus a candidate to be controlled by White's rooks:

References

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64 Commandments of Chess
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''Chess Strategy'', Second Edition
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''Chess and Checkers: the Way to Mastership''
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''The Blue Book of Chess''
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