thí quân

Một quân thí quân được di chuyển lên phía trước để mở đường tấn công.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A sacrificed piece: In board games, especially chess or Chinese chess (xiangqi), a "thí quân" is a piece that is deliberately offered or sacrificed to the opponent, typically to gain a strategic advantage, such as opening lines of attack, luring an opponent's key piece out of position, or setting up a tactical combination.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Anh ấy thực hiện một nước thí quân để chiếu hết vua đối phương. (He made a piece sacrifice to checkmate the opponent's king.)
  • Thí quân là một chiến thuật phổ biến trong cờ vua. (Sacrificing a piece is a common tactic in chess.)

Advanced Usage

• The concept of "thí quân" is central to many advanced tactical themes in strategy games, including sacrifices for initiative, material, or a mating attack.

Variants and Related Words

• Hy sinh quân (v): to sacrifice a piece. This is a verbal phrase describing the act.
  • Người chơi quyết định hy sinh quân xe. (The player decided to sacrifice the rook.)

Synonyms

• Sacrifice (in chess/board games): The act of giving up a piece to achieve a superior position.
• Gambit: An opening involving a sacrifice, though a gambit is a specific type of opening sacrifice.

Related Idioms

• : To sacrifice a piece to seize the initiative or a superior position.
  • Bằng nước thí quân đoạt thế, anh ấy đã kiểm soát trung tâm. (By sacrificing a piece to seize the initiative, he controlled the center.)