To take – an offered pawn – Like in the Queen’s Gambit, Accepted 1. d4 d5 2. c4 dxc4. Antonym: declined.
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Politics is a team game, here it is necessary to compromise, to take into account the views of other people. As for Garry, he is quite a contentious, totalitarian person. But in general, I’m sorry that Kasparov switched to a role that does not match the scale of his personality.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
Tactics is what you do when there is something to do; strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do.
Savielly Tartakower
Good players actually use their long-term memory much more than inexperienced players, who use their short-term memory. Good players try to recall patterns.
Magnus Carlsen 2016 2016
I think I am certainly more talented than many other people. But I don’t know what talent consists of.
Magnus Carlsen 2014
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov