A term to refer to an advantage when the player had to sacrifice a pawn or a piece and get an attack, an initiative a better control a positional advantage.
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Quotes of the Day
Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.
Irving Chernev
The Golden Age, when machines were weak and my hair was strong!
Garry Kasparov 2017
Unfortunately this gentlemanlike behaviour among chessplayers is out of fashion. It’s my principle that you should respect your opponent as much as you respect yourself.
Lajos Portisch 1990
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
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
