The process of chasing your opponent’s King from a square where he is protected to a square where he is vulnerable.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when their are only wasting their time.
Bernard Shaw
The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games but also to explain to the public why he is winning
Garry Kasparov NIC 1989
This one hour allows me to put the problem into the background and then, when I come back, I am much more rational and less emotional about the particular problem and I can think better about it.
G. Borg 2016
Peter Svidler clearly needs to be more ambitious and take more risk. 12 draws out of 14 games, I mean, come on, that’s not a Champion’s attitude there!
Anish Giri
Tactics is what you do when there is something to do; strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do.
Savielly Tartakower