A tactical way to improve ones position. Rules don’t exist but there are many practical examples especially in endgames.
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Quotes of the Day
Chess is a scientific game and its literature ought to be placed on the basis of the strictest truthfulness, which is the foundation of all scientific research.
W. Steinitz
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.
Savielly Tartakower
Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me.
Silvio Danailov 2014
When your house is on fire, you can’t be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in chess, if your King is under attack, don’t worry about losing a pawn on the queenside.
Garry Kasparov
” Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Marcel Duchamp