A file on which there is no pawn to obstruct a rook which therefore can control the whole file. The white rook is controlling the open E-file.
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Quotes of the Day
I understood that through chess I could express myself and chess became my natural language.
Boris Spassky 1995
Chess…gives students an opportunity to think at a different level.
Dr. Chad Witherspoon 2014
The Golden Age, when machines were weak and my hair was strong!
Garry Kasparov 2017
Peter Svidler clearly needs to be more ambitious and take more risk. 12 draws out of 14 games, I mean, come on, that’s not a Champion’s attitude there!
Anish Giri
As chess players, Kasparov and Karpov have exhausted themselves, the people began to forget them and they are trying to attract attention with their inadequate statements.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2010