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Q

Q: Abbreviation for Queen.

Queen: The strongest piece on the board (but second in size to the King) and which combines the moves of the Bishop and the Rook, namely is able to move along diagonals, ranks, or files as far as such lines are unobstructed .

Queening Square: The 8th rank square to which a Pawn is moved, and then must be promoted. This promotion square is called the Queening square because the promotion choice is nearly always a Queen.

Q GA: Queen's Gambit Accepted.

Q GD: Queen's Gambit Declined.

Queenside: The half of the board that includes the d, c, b, and a files. The Queenside pieces are the Queen, the Bishop next to it, the Knight next to the Bishop, and the Rook next to the Knight.

Quiet move: An unassuming move that is not a capture, a check, or a direct or immediate threat. A Quiet move often occurs at the end of a maneuver or combination that drives the point home.