A grip on the position, usually held by pawns, e.g. the Maroczy bind arises from one variation of the Sicilian defence.
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Quotes of the Day
When you see a good move, look for a better one
Emanuel Lasker
First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game
Siegbert Tarrasch
It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.
Mark Dvoretsky
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
He has weaknesses, as everyone does, but far fewer than those around him.
Veselin Topalov 2016