EN PRISE

From the French meaning ‘in taking’. Said of a piece that can be captured without compensation.

Petrosian would never have beaten me if he had played like that in 1963. Mikhail Botvinnik
1966
When you see a good move, look for a better one Emanuel Lasker
It isn’t important what comes off the board, but what stays on! Yasser Seirawan
I personally believe that Karpov should have been more generous with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Kirsan is the only president in the history of FIDE, and maybe in the history of all international federations, who has contributed dozens of million dollars for the sport he loves. By the way, some of these millions went directly to Anatoly’s pocket… George Makropoulos
2005
The Golden Age, when machines were weak and my hair was strong! Garry Kasparov
2017

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