# initiative

> in chess, the ability to make threats that cannot be ignored, thus putting the opponent in the position of having to spend turns responding to threats rather than creating new threats

**Wikidata**: [Q1080183](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1080183)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Initiative_(chess))  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/initiative


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013