An important square on the chess board that cannot be well protected. During the game, a strong square may become weak, and a weak square may become strong, depending upon how quickly a weakness is discovered and exploited.
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Quotes of the Day
Carlsen is paying far less attention to opening theory than his rivals, he is happy to go down paths that may offer no advantage yet have the benefit of dragging opponents out of their “openings book”. Once beyond the reaches of computer-aided openings, Carlsen starts to turn the screw.
Judith Polgar FT, 2014
I never make mistakes in chess, I only have hallucinations!
Vlastimil Hort 1987
The competition in the men’s tournament has grown massively over the past 20 years. Chess is becoming more and more popular, and there are no weak teams in the tournament any longer.
Andrey Filatov
People knew about 110 years of chess history. Nowadays, nobody is able to tell you the name of the world champion of 2000.
Anatoly Karpov 2005
“Chess is the struggle against the error.”
Johannes Zukertort