Chess has contributed many new terms, usually conservative, to our popular culture. Here is a growing list of them:

* pawn (someone easily manipulated by another more powerful, as the "Pelosi pawn" Liz Cheney)
* checkmate
* draw
* endgame
* fork
* gambit
* jeopardy
* stalemate
* pin
* sacrifice (not uniquely originating with chess, but popularized by it)
* your move, next move, and best move

## See also[edit]

* Essay:Best New Conservative Words