Waiting Move

A move which has no immediate significance except that of delaying action until the opponent has given an indication of his plan of action. A move in an ending that tries to capture the opposition or tries to avoid zugswang by losing a move.

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1. Qc7
waiting move or zugzwang
1… Bb7
1… Rb7 2. Qc6# 1… Rg4 2. Qd7# 1… e4 2. Rxd4# 1… d3 2. Nc3#
2. Nxb6# *

This one hour allows me to put the problem into the background and then, when I come back, I am much more rational and less emotional about the particular problem and I can think better about it. G. Borg
2016
I think I like chess. That’s the main reason that I’m able to play at a reasonably high level – that I really love chess. Always have and always will (smiles). It’s the best game in the world! Nigel Short
2016
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
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game! David Janowski
If the FIDe elections were not decided by the votes of the delegates but by the world’s chess society as a whole, there would not even be a competition. Anatoly Karpov
NIC 2010

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Waiting Move

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