A term used by the chess problemist Harley, a plausible first move that nearly, but not quite, solves the problem.
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Quotes of the Day
Sport can make girls feel more stronger, more stable and you can fight in the future when you enter the society. It is a really good quality for a girl and I think sports are a good way to generate your personality which is really important.
Hou Yifan 2016
The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games but also to explain to the public why he is winning
Garry Kasparov NIC 1989
I personally believe that Karpov should have been more generous with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Kirsan is the only president in the history of FIDE, and maybe in the history of all international federations, who has contributed dozens of million dollars for the sport he loves. By the way, some of these millions went directly to Anatoly’s pocket…
George Makropoulos 2005
Magnus is playing fantastic and I play like I always play, pretty badly
Anish Giri 2017
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky