A file on which there is no pawn to obstruct a rook which therefore can control the whole file. The white rook is controlling the open E-file.
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Quotes of the Day
Petrosian would never have beaten me if he had played like that in 1963.
Mikhail Botvinnik 1966
FIDE is now a political organization. And being a political organization, it, of course, means that people in FIDE have some other interests – that is, to sit in their positions for the next hundred years.
Silvio Danailov 2016
‘We may all be equal in the eyes of the Lord, but in my eyes you are certainly not equal to me.’
Robert Fischer
I am a totally normal guy. My father is considerably more intelligent than I am.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
According to my experiences, in key events, normally the games’ quality is not as high as other major events. Most brilliant games are not found in championships at present.
Garry Kasparov 2014