An active threat against an enemy piece or position.
Minority Attack is a term used in an attack of minor pieces against a majority of minor pieces with the objective of creating a weakness in his position, as in the Queen’s Gambit Declined.
A term for an opening variation initiated by White.
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Quotes of the Day
it would have been a debacle if Karjakin had become the 17th World Champion.
Garry Kasparov 2016
He has weaknesses, as everyone does, but far fewer than those around him.
Veselin Topalov 2016
Every chessmaster was once a beginner.
Irving Chernev
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
Chess needs Kasparov, he’s very important for chess, he’s a very important figure who can open a lot of doors for chess. And for Kirsan, of course, it was a joke.
Silvio Danailov 2013
