To be unprotected and exposed to capture. Slang term to describe a piece left en prise.
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Quotes of the Day
There is no room for gallantry in chess.
Irving Chernev
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky
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’ve got no regrets about the games themselves, as frankly I’ve never been narcissistic about my play.
Alexander Grischuk 2014
If the 12th game (from the match Carlsen-Karjakin)… were a restaurant dish, I would send it back to the chef.
Nigel Short 2016
