The position of any piece, especially that of the king, where a player’s opponent encounters little opposition in making threatening contacts.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when their are only wasting their time.
Bernard Shaw
In addition to talent, Magnus has the health of a racehorse and a powerful nervous system.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.
Rudolf Spielmann
My style is based on giving energy and creating. Karpov’s style is something that is probably taking energy from his opponent. NIC 1989
Garry Kasparov 1989 NIC