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Appeared for the first time in 1915. A pin in which the Chessman subject to the pin may move along the same line (file, rank or diagonal) which it shares with the attacker.

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First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game Siegbert Tarrasch
It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men Savielly Tartakower
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 think I like chess. That’s the main reason that I’m able to play at a reasonably high level – that I really love chess. Always have and always will (smiles). It’s the best game in the world! Nigel Short
2016
Kasparov doesn’t care about chess, but only about himself and his political goals Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
2015

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