A grip on the position, usually held by pawns, e.g. the Maroczy bind arises from one variation of the Sicilian defence.
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Quotes of the Day
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky
Never felt more like singin’ the blues, cos I never thought that I’d ever lose…
Vladimir Kramnik 2017
Chess can be described as the movement of pieces eating one another.
Marcel Duchamp
Chess…gives students an opportunity to think at a different level.
Dr. Chad Witherspoon 2014
Vasiukov hadn’t won a single game against me for 59 years and then suddenly won. I can’t call it shame. Shame or no shame, it’s a pity that he won…
Viktor Korchnoi 2012