Meaning of counterplay | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A game move made as a response.
   countable, uncountable
2. A counterattack in a different part of the board.
   countable, uncountable
3. A subversive style of gameplay in which a player attempts to overturn the usual rules and conventions of the game.
   countable, uncountable

Examples

“Milov might have tried 15 ... b4 to give himself some counterplay on the queenside.”

“Near-synonym: playing off meta — colloquial”

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