ace point

noun

First recorded in 1875–80

But white cannot move a man for five from the black's ace-point, because the six-point in that table is blocked.

Four, five and four, six: carry a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.

Five, six: move a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.

Trey, six: bring a man from your adversary's ace-point as far as he will go.

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