ODDS

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.

Agon was just sold for one pound and the reputation of Ilyumzhinov’s FIDE is worth even less than that. Garry Kasparov
2014
One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences. Magnus Carlsen
2010
Fischer was the first to send me a telegram when I was in Amsterdam after I had defected, saying ‘Congratulations on the correct move’. Vikor Kortchnoi
1986 NIC
Magnus is playing fantastic and I play like I always play, pretty badly Anish Giri
2017
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

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