Describing bad Chess moves in Japanese


I'm trying to determine natural way(s) to express how certain Chess moves will
be advantageous or disadvantageous in a certain position.

> In this position, if you exchange your queen with your opponents rook,
> you'll be at a disadvantage.

This is my best guess at how to express this:

> この局面ではクイーンと相手のルークを交換したら損するよ。

Other things I can think of are

> 〜しないほうがいい  
>  〜得はしない  
>  〜立場が悪くなる  
>  〜困る

If anyone knows of how I can express getting into a "bad situation" or "a
loss" in this context, I'd appreciate it. Other words I might be able to use
are 有利 or 不利.




The expressions you listed all seem fine to me. But there are other
expressions that can be used, with different nuances. These are used mainly
for shogi moves, but I believe you can use them also for chess.

Using jargon, in the order of severity:

  * ～は大【だい】悪手【あくしゅ】だ
  * ～は悪手【あくしゅ】だ
  * ～は疑問手【ぎもんしゅ】だ
  * ～は緩手【かんしゅ】だ

More vaguely:

  * ～は味が悪い
  * ～はよくない
  * ～は苦しい／～は（後で）苦しくなる
  * ～は緩い
  * ～はぬるい




The expressions you listed all seem fine to me. But there are other
expressions that can be used, with different nuances. These are used mainly
for shogi moves, but I believe you can use them also for chess.

Using jargon, in the order of severity:

  * ～は大【だい】悪手【あくしゅ】だ
  * ～は悪手【あくしゅ】だ
  * ～は疑問手【ぎもんしゅ】だ
  * ～は緩手【かんしゅ】だ

More vaguely:

  * ～は味が悪い
  * ～はよくない
  * ～は苦しい／～は（後で）苦しくなる
  * ～は緩い
  * ～はぬるい

