A three-move problem mechanism invented in a composer tournament held in Bristol in 1861 by Frank Healey (1828-1906).
A clearance move by a piece along a line and over a certain square, played so that a second piece may move in the same direction along the same line and occupy that square. The first piece is not used for the mate.
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Quotes of the Day
One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
“Chess is the struggle against the error.”
Johannes Zukertort
We must finish once and for all with the neutrality of chess. We must condemn once and for all the formula “chess for the sake of chess”, like the formula “art for art’s sake”. We must organize shock brigades of chess-players, and begin immediate realization of a Five-Year Plan for chess.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko
According to my experiences, in key events, normally the games’ quality is not as high as other major events. Most brilliant games are not found in championships at present.
Garry Kasparov 2014
” Kasparov was like Samson, but his hair has been shorn (2000).”
Nathan Divinsky
