The action of giving to an opponent an initial advantage in material or in a move. Frequently used by strong players like Philidor, Morphy, etc., in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries.
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Quotes of the Day
” Chess is most certainly not my life.”
Tony Miles
When I am in the USSR, I have the feeling that every tram conductor plays chess better than I do.
Hans Ree
Ten years ago I said that 2010 would be the end, chess would be exhausted. But it is not true, chess will not die so quickly.
Vishy Anand 2008
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else!
Boris Spassky
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