Can I SURVIVE Petrified Chess? – YouTube Dictation Transcript & Vocabulary
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1.Hello and welcome back to the channel
2.Today I'm playing petrified chess where pieces turn to stone when they are captured and pawns can move sideways
3.Players win by having the most points from captured pieces
4.My goal is to win three games and I will only play against higher rated opponents
5.Let's get started with game number one
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Key Vocabulary (CEFR B1)
happening
B1To occur or take place.
Example:
"So, check. What is happening? We just"
calculation
B2The act or process of calculating.
Example:
"as the A3 calculation, right? Check. I"
sacrificing
B2To offer (something) as a gift to a deity.
Example:
"without sacrificing a piece, right? If"
different
B1The different ideal.
Example:
"variant, there's a lot of different"
effectively
B2In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect.
Example:
"effectively trapped the queen. Queen has"
comfortably
B2In a comfortable manner.
Example:
"comfortably ahead with a five point or"
counterattack
B2An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents
Example:
"We'll see if we can get a counterattack"
potentially
B2In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way.
Example:
"potentially promote at some point. I"
marginally
B1In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly.
Example:
"marginally ahead pointwise, but I don't"
centralize
B1To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate
Example:
"for pawn. And I guess we'll centralize"
| Word | CEFR | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| happening | B1 | To occur or take place. |
| calculation | B2 | The act or process of calculating. |
| sacrificing | B2 | To offer (something) as a gift to a deity. |
| different | B1 | The different ideal. |
| effectively | B2 | In an efficient or effective manner; with powerful effect. |
| comfortably | B2 | In a comfortable manner. |
| counterattack | B2 | An attack made in response to an attack by the opponents |
| potentially | B2 | In a manner showing much potential; with the possibility of happening in a given way. |
| marginally | B1 | In a marginal manner, or to a marginal extent; barely sufficiently; slightly. |
| centralize | B1 | To move things physically towards the centre; to consolidate or concentrate |
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