A strategic move or action made in response to an opponent's move, particularly in games like chess or in dramatic performance.
From counter- + play (Old English plega, 'to move rapidly'). Used in chess terminology and dramatic arts.
In chess, a brilliant counterplay is when a player responds to an opponent's attack by creating their own dangerous threat elsewhere—it's like saying 'you attack me, but I attack your king!'
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