Editing Glossary of chess (section)

==W==
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{{term|term= waiting move|content= waiting move {{anchor|Waiting move|waiting moves}} }}
{{defn|defn= A move whose sole purpose is to oblige the opponent to move. A waiting move is effective when the opponent has nothing but bad moves available (i.e. is in [[#zugzwang|zugzwang]]).<ref>Tarrasch 2012, p. 5</ref>}}

{{term|term= WCC|content= [[World Chess Championship|WCC]] {{anchor|WCC}} }}
{{defn|defn= An abbreviation for the World Chess Championship.<ref name="Schiller 2009, pp. 1–10">Schiller 2009, pp. 1–10</ref>}}

{{term|term= WCM| content= WCM {{anchor|WCM}} }}
{{defn|defn= An abbreviation for the [[#Woman Candidate Master|Woman Candidate Master]] title.}}

{{term|term= weakness|content= weakness {{anchor|Weakness|weaknesses}} }}
{{defn|defn= A pawn or square that can be attacked and is hard to defend.<ref>Seirawan & Silman 1994, p. 127</ref>}}

{{term|term= weak square|content= weak square {{anchor|Weak square|weak squares}} }}
{{defn|defn= A square that cannot be easily defended from attack by an opponent. Often a weak square is unable to be defended by pawns (a [[#hole|hole]]) and can be theoretically occupied by a piece. Exchange or loss of a bishop may make all squares of that bishop's color weak resulting in a "weak square complex" on the light squares or the dark squares.<ref>Seirawan & Silman 1994, p. 250</ref>}}

{{term|term= WFM| content= WFM {{anchor|WFM}} }}
{{defn|defn= An abbreviation for the [[#Woman FIDE Master|Woman FIDE Master]] title.<ref name="Goichberg, Jarecki 2010, p. 329">Goichberg, Jarecki & Riddle 2010, p. 329</ref>}}

{{term|term= WGM| content= WGM {{anchor|WGM}} }}
{{defn|defn= An abbreviation for the [[#Woman Grandmaster|Woman Grandmaster]] title.<ref name="Goichberg, Jarecki 2010, p. 329">Goichberg, Jarecki & Riddle 2010, p. 329</ref>}}

{{term|term= white|content= white {{anchor|white}} }}
{{defn|defn= The light-colored squares on the [[#chessboard|chessboard]] are often referred to as "the white squares" even though they often are some other light color. Similarly, "the white pieces" are sometimes actually some other (usually light) color.<ref name="Staunton 2009, p. 1">Staunton 2009, p. 1</ref> See also ''[[#black|black]]''.}}

{{term|term= White|content= [[White and Black in chess|White]] {{anchor|White}} }}
{{defn|defn= The designation for the player who moves first, even though the corresponding [[#piece|pieces]], referred to as "the white pieces", are sometimes actually some other (usually light) color. See also ''[[#Black|Black]]'' and ''[[#first-move advantage|first-move advantage]]''.}}

{{term|term= WIM|content= WIM {{anchor|WIM}} }}
{{defn|defn= An abbreviation for the [[#Woman International Master|Woman International Master]] title.<ref>Evans, Silman & Roberts 1991, p. 91</ref>}}

{{term|term= win|content= win {{anchor|Win|wins}} }}
{{defn|defn= A victory for one of the two players in a game, which may occur due to [[#checkmate|checkmate]], [[#resign|resignation]] by the other player, the other player exceeding the [[#time control|time control]], or the other player being [[#forfeit|forfeited]] by the [[#tournament director|tournament director]]. Chess being a [[zero-sum game]], this results in a [[#loss|loss]] for the other player. In a tournament a [[#bye|bye]] may be scored as a win.<ref>Hertan 2016, p. 43</ref> See also ''[[#winning position|winning position]]''.}}

{{term|term= windmill|content= [[Windmill (chess)|windmill]] {{anchor|Windmill|windmills}} }}
{{defn|defn= A [[#combination|combination]] in which two pieces work together to deliver an alternating series of [[#check|checks]] and [[#discovered check|discovered checks]] in such a way that the opposing [[#king|king]] is required to move on each turn. It is a potent technique, since, on every other move, the discovered check may allow the non-checking piece to capture an enemy piece without losing a [[#tempo|tempo]]. The most famous example is [[Carlos Torre#"The Windmill"|Torre–Lasker, Moscow 1925]].<ref>Schiller 2003, p. 287</ref> Also called ''seesaw''.}}

{{term|term= wing|content= wing {{anchor|Wing|wings}} }}
{{defn|defn= The [[#queenside|queenside]] a-, b-, and c-files; or the [[#kingside|kingside]] f-, g-, and h-files.<ref>Young & Howell 1894, p. 46</ref> Also called ''flank''.}}

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|Wing Gambit in the Sicilian Defense
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{{term|term= Wing Gambit|content= [[Wing Gambit]] {{anchor|Wing Gambit}} }}
{{defn|defn= The name given to variations of several openings in which one player gambits a wing pawn, usually the b-pawn.<ref>Reinfeld 2016, p. 585</ref>}}

{{term|term= winning percentage|content= winning percentage {{anchor|Winning percentage|winning percentages}} }}
{{defn|defn= A number calculated by adding together the number of games won and half of the number of games drawn (i.e. ignoring the losses), then dividing that total by the total number of games that were played.

Another way of calculating the winning percentage is by taking the percentage of games won by a player plus half the percentage of drawn games. Thus, if out of 100 games a player wins 40 percent, draws 32 percent, and loses 28 percent, the winning percentage is 40 plus half of 32, i.e. 56 percent.<ref>Silver 2012, p. 270</ref>}}

{{term|term= winning position|content= winning position {{anchor|Winning position|winning positions}} }}
{{defn|defn= A position is said to be a winning one if one specified side, with correct play, can eventually force a checkmate against any defense (i.e. [[Perfect play|perfect defense]]).<ref>Capablanca 2002, p. 116</ref> Also called ''won game''.}}

{{term|term= Woman Candidate Master|content= [[Woman Candidate Master]] {{anchor|Woman Candidate Master}} }}
{{defn|defn= A women-only chess title ranking below [[#Woman FIDE Master|Woman FIDE Master]].<ref name=cmandwcmtitles /> Abbr. WCM.}}

{{term|term= Woman FIDE Master|content= [[Woman FIDE Master]] {{anchor|Woman FIDE Master}} }}
{{defn|defn= A women-only chess title ranking below [[#Woman International Master|Woman International Master]].<ref name="Goichberg, Jarecki 2010, p. 329">Goichberg, Jarecki & Riddle 2010, p. 329</ref> Abbr. WFM.}}

{{term|term= Woman Grandmaster|content= [[Woman Grandmaster]] {{anchor|Woman Grandmaster}} }}
{{defn|defn= The highest ranking gender-restricted chess title except for Women's World Champion.<ref name="Goichberg, Jarecki 2010, p. 329">Goichberg, Jarecki & Riddle 2010, p. 329</ref> Abbr. WGM.}}

{{term|term= Woman International Master|content= [[Woman International Master]] {{anchor|Woman International Master}} }}
{{defn|defn= A women-only chess title ranking below [[#Woman Grandmaster|Woman Grandmaster]] and above [[#Woman FIDE Master|Woman FIDE Master]].<ref name="Goichberg, Jarecki 2010, p. 329">Goichberg, Jarecki & Riddle 2010, p. 329</ref> Abbr. WIM.}}

{{term|term= won game|content= won game {{anchor|Won game|won games}} }}
{{defn|defn= See ''[[#winning position|winning position]]''.}}

{{term|term= wood|content= wood {{anchor|Wood}} }}
{{defn|defn= Slang for [[#piece|pieces]]. "A lot of wood came off the board" conveys that several piece [[#exchange|exchanges]] occurred.<ref name="Shibut 2012, p. 68">Shibut 2012, p. 68</ref>}}

{{term|term= woodpusher|content= woodpusher {{anchor|Woodpusher|woodpushers}} }}
{{defn|defn= [colloq., typically derogatory] A weak chess player, also referred to as a ''[[#patzer|patzer]]'' or ''duffer''.<ref>Evans 2009, p. 92</ref> See also ''[[#fish|fish]]''.}}

{{term|term= World Champion|content= World Champion {{anchor|World Champion|world champion|World Champions|world champions}} }}
{{defn|defn= A winner of the [[World Chess Championship]].<ref name="Schiller 2009, pp. 1–10">Schiller 2009, pp. 1–10</ref>}}

{{term|term= wrong bishop|content= [[wrong bishop]] {{anchor|Wrong bishop|wrong bishops|wrong-colored bishop|wrong-coloured bishop}} }}
{{defn|defn= Or '''wrong-colored bishop'''. A bishop that, because of the color squares it is restricted to, suffers critical loss of utility in the game position. See also ''[[#wrong rook pawn|wrong rook pawn]]''.<ref>Soltis 2002, p. 87</ref>}}

{{term|term= wrong rook pawn|content= [[wrong rook pawn]] {{anchor|Wrong rook pawn}} }}
{{defn|defn= With a bishop, a [[#rook pawn|rook pawn]] may be the ''wrong rook pawn'', depending on whether or not the bishop controls its promotion square.<ref>Benjamin 2015, pp. 215–16</ref>}}
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|A wrong rook pawn at a5 with a wrong-colored bishop. In this position, White cannot force promotion and Black can force a draw.
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