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to develop

1 6.0

To move a chess piece to a more active position early in the game

verb
/dɪˈvɛləp/

Jargon

: desarrollar

Develop critical and creative thinking and higher-order thinking skills, including analysis, synthesis, evaluation, and problem solving.

Examples

But in terms of playing the opening and developing influence and everything, it plays just amazingly well.
When was the last time we saw someone develop his whole game this fast?

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Developing a piece, getting closer to being able to castle, and threatening the enemy piece sounds pretty good to me!

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In the opening move, he plans to develop his pieces to control the center of the board.
To win, you should always develop your bishops early in the game to maximize their potential.
She made her first move to develop the knight by placing it to a more active square.

Synonyms

to fianchetto

vsto develop

Jargon

1 9.9

To move a bishop to the second square beside a knight to control a long diagonal

is a general move placing a piece into a more active strategic position

Antonyms

to block

∞ 3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

Phrasal Verbs

to develop one's palate

7.8

To learn to taste and enjoy more kinds of food and drink

How Active

to activate

715 3.6

to develop

Jargon

1 6.0

move

167 1.0

to position

159 2.5

to keep

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

develop infinitive

developed past

developed past participle

developing present participle

develops third person singular

Etymology

Develop comes from an old French idea meaning 'to unwrap' or 'unfold', like bringing a piece out from its starting place. So in chess to develop a piece is to move it into a better, more active position.