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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.

Petrosian-Spassky? To think I could have watched an excellent football match instead! Mikhail Tal
1966
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
I enjoy it when I see my opponent really suffering when he knows that I’ve outsmarted him Magnus Carlsen
2012
The game of chess is turning out to be much richer than we knew-you can’t reduce it to the simple rules Vishy Anand
2017
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov Vladimir Kramnik
2015

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