EN PRISE

From the French meaning ‘in taking’. Said of a piece that can be captured without compensation.

In the 70s Karpov was a darling of the Politburo or the political elite. So Kramnik is now. Just like the old days. But at least Karpov, unlike him, played in and won qualifying matches. Veselin Topalov
Now, at 51, in my life I have reach the stage between the middlegame and the endgame. But I don’t have the feeling that I am in the endgame already. Boris Spassky
1988 NIC
I thank the Lord for not pairing me with Black against Magnus Carlsen in the first round. Nigel Short
2017
Fischer was the first to send me a telegram when I was in Amsterdam after I had defected, saying ‘Congratulations on the correct move’. Vikor Kortchnoi
1986 NIC
Tal develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere. David Bronstein

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