A ruse by which a player with a losing position achieves to win the game. BCM64/273
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Quotes of the Day
Time trouble is blunder time.
Alexander Kotov
In chess,honestly,nobody cares how beautiful you play,if Morphy would be 2710 today,he would not get a single invitation.
Teymur Rajabov 2017
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
My chess method is without formulas, without orthodox thinking. I always explain that chess is an art and that there are no definite judgments.
Lev Polugaevsky 1990 NIC
I believe that every world champion has a greatness of his own.
Kiril Georgiev 2017
