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
After an upsetting defeat the best psychology for the next game is a placid draw
Dr. Vidmar
My relation with Korchnoi depends on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish.
Anatoly Karpov 2005
Carlsen is a combination of Karpov and Fischer style.
Garry Kasparov 2017
Peter Svidler clearly needs to be more ambitious and take more risk. 12 draws out of 14 games, I mean, come on, that’s not a Champion’s attitude there!
Anish Giri
I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone’s hand off if he puts it in my mouth
Wilhelm Steinitz
