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A position that cannot be broken down. Typically it refers to an endgame situation where one side has what would normally be a winning material advantage, but cannot win due to the fortress.

When your house is on fire, you can’t be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in chess, if your King is under attack, don’t worry about losing a pawn on the queenside. Garry Kasparov
Danailov, in his campaign, used the motto – “I know.” One or two months later he said “I am learning.” Three years after, we know that he cannot learn. He gave so many promises, he has done absolutely nothing. Georgios Makropoulos
2013
Carlsen is paying far less attention to opening theory than his rivals, he is happy to go down paths that may offer no advantage yet have the benefit of dragging opponents out of their “openings book”. Once beyond the reaches of computer-aided openings, Carlsen starts to turn the screw. Judith Polgar
FT, 2014
I never make mistakes in chess, I only have hallucinations! Vlastimil Hort
1987
It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately. Mark Dvoretsky

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