tabiya

== English == === Alternative forms === tabia === Etymology === From Arabic تَعْبِئَة (taʕbiʔa) or تَعْبِيَة (taʕbiya, “mobilization, arrangement”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /təˈbiːə/ === Noun === tabiya (plural tabiyas) (chess) A position in the opening of a game that occurs after a sequence of moves that is heavily standardized, and from which the players have many possible moves again.