The position of any piece, especially that of the king, where a player’s opponent encounters little opposition in making threatening contacts.
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Quotes of the Day
The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Savielly Tartakower
I will be World Champion, if not now I will be World Champion later, but of course better now!
Sergey Karjakin 2016
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
Tal develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere.
David Bronstein
I am a totally normal guy. My father is considerably more intelligent than I am.
Magnus Carlsen 2010