the first move of a solution. A problem which unintentionally has more than one key is said to be cooked.
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Quotes of the Day
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
You can’t look too annoyed or they’ll look for the mistake you’ve made. A lot of the time it’s about looking for these opportunities and if you give them a clue, the good players will find it.
Magnus Carlsen 2016
Tal develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere.
David Bronstein
Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.
Irving Chernev
With the modern computer age, there are some new ideas, but the principles are basically the same… I try not to over-focus on preparation.
Magnus Carlsen 2012