The action of giving to an opponent an initial advantage in material or in a move. Frequently used by strong players like Philidor, Morphy, etc., in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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Quotes of the Day
First of all, I am a mother, and only then a chessplayer
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2009
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
It isn’t important what comes off the board, but what stays on!
Yasser Seirawan
“Chess is the struggle against the error.”
Johannes Zukertort
Never felt more like singin’ the blues, cos I never thought that I’d ever lose…
Vladimir Kramnik 2017