An active threat against an enemy piece or position.
Minority Attack is a term used in an attack of minor pieces against a majority of minor pieces with the objective of creating a weakness in his position, as in the Queen’s Gambit Declined.
A term for an opening variation initiated by White.
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Quotes of the Day
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
” Kasparov was like Samson, but his hair has been shorn (2000).”
Nathan Divinsky
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
Time trouble is blunder time.
Alexander Kotov
I am a totally normal guy. My father is considerably more intelligent than I am.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
