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What is a counterplay?

What is a counterplay? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (chess) A counterattack in a different part of the board
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White has some targets on the queenside, but Black's counterplay turns out to be sufficient.
But his games revealed rich resources for counterplay on kingside or queenside.
It is in the play and counterplay of these new forces that the American literature of the twentieth century must measure itself.
After Kramnik played 10... d5, he had a good counterplay against Caruana's center.
For now no sky overhung him, no human agency opposed him, no counterplay of stress and strife thrilled his blood.
Rather than wait for White to attack, Morozevich tried to mix it up with 17... b5, and it worked, as he got a freer position and counterplay.

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