hope chess
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "No Hope Chess – do not place a piece on these squares hoping that your opponent will do something dumb."
- "I have told many a kiddie not to play 'hope chess'. The term, coined by my good friend Hall-of-Fame Grandmaster John Fedorowicz, suggests that you should play moves you will be comfortable with if your opponent makes the best reply."
- "I've been doing something that Coach Shawn calls “hope chess.” That's when you just play any move and hope it works. Pretty soon I find out that it really doesn't work."
- "It is not too late for the Candidate Master to regroup, but waiting for your opponent to make a blunder is hope chess and usually does not work well."