HALF-OPEN

A file containing one or more pawns belonging to the opponent, and none belonging to oneself.

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
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
I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone’s hand off if he puts it in my mouth Wilhelm Steinitz
There is no room for gallantry in chess. Irving Chernev
After an upsetting defeat the best psychology for the next game is a placid draw Dr. Vidmar

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