A move or action taken in response to an opponent's move, especially in games, strategy, or competition.
From counter- (against) + move (from Old French movere, 'to move'). Popular in chess terminology and strategic contexts since the 19th century.
Chess players study countermoves obsessively—a single brilliant move by an opponent can be neutralized by exactly the right response, which is why chess databases contain millions of countermove sequences.
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