Every chess player is taught the definition of 'Outpost' with examples on the board, but what is the correct definition of it? What are the various types of outposts? French International Master Xavier Bédouin published an article in French on his site on this subject. Xavier has sent us an English translation of it and it is the first time ever that something of this sort is published in English. It's time to update our knowledge about the definition of outposts. The entire article shows the type and classification of outposts with various diagram and the nomenclature of it along with some new terms coined by the author. Photo: Xavier Bédouin