Textbook move

Moves typically made in the opening plays of Chess. Textbook moves are moves that are studied heavily and therefore have no thought to it. Purely a textbook move.

You see him just play Nf3? All he does are textbook moves.

by MonkeyBumGambit August 16, 2021

textbook move

Something so predictable because it happens over and over again.

Hey, did you see what Alex pulled on that chick last night?

Ahh yeah, it's his textbook move

by Thatsit77 March 13, 2015