Meaning of uncapture | Babel Free
ʌnˈkæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)Examples
“The reports of the medical officers state that of 773 convicts who had arrived up to the 16th June, 1858, there had occurred 64 deaths In hospitals ; that 140 had escaped uncapture⁴, or had committed suicide; and 87 had been executed; leaving 481 only of the number.”
“No. 109—Pe2—e3 let Bf1 out for capture, Pe7 came from f6, so we have 1 8f2—h1, Ph7xQg6, with play Kh4, Pg3; or 1 Bf2—g1, Ph7xRg6, with Be2, Pg4; or 1 8f7—h8, Ph7xBg6, with Kg4, Rxs4; or 1 Qc8—b8, Ph7x8g6, with Pe5, Qf5, a fourfold uncapture that astonished me when I brought it off.”
“After an uncapture by White, Nd5xNe3, and an uncapture by Black, Nf3xNe3, the position is: White Ka1, Na3, d5, e3; Black Ke5, Ne6, e4, f$[…]”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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