From the French meaning ‘in taking’. Said of a piece that can be captured without compensation.
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Quotes of the Day
In the past twenty years Kramnik has played a few thousand games, and if you show me a position from one of them, in 90 percent of the time I will be able to tell you which game it is from.
Vishy Anand 2008
It’s always more difficult to hold the title than to get it.
Vladimir Akopian 2012
First of all, I am a mother, and only then a chessplayer
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2009
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky
Carlsen is a combination of Karpov and Fischer style.
Garry Kasparov 2017
