A square that cannot be guarded by one’s own pawns. Holes can become outposts for knights. Also called a weak square.
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Quotes of the Day
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky
There is no room for gallantry in chess.
Irving Chernev
I personally believe that Karpov should have been more generous with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Kirsan is the only president in the history of FIDE, and maybe in the history of all international federations, who has contributed dozens of million dollars for the sport he loves. By the way, some of these millions went directly to Anatoly’s pocket…
George Makropoulos 2005