A problem composer’s description of a move by black that open the line for a black line-piece and closes a line previously commanded by the same line-piece.
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Quotes of the Day
Carlsen: “I ran out of steam towards the end but fortunately I played better than he did”
Magnus Carlsen 2017
The competition in the men’s tournament has grown massively over the past 20 years. Chess is becoming more and more popular, and there are no weak teams in the tournament any longer.
Andrey Filatov
I have often written that Karpov is like an iceberg. Well, Kasparov was the Titanic.
Alexander Roshal
Karpov is the official World Champion, but I’m not sure what that really means.
Jan Timman 1993
I never make mistakes in chess, I only have hallucinations!
Vlastimil Hort 1987