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 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
Karpov is the official World Champion, but I’m not sure what that really means.
Jan Timman 1993
A game of chess has three phases: the opening, where you hope you stand better; the middlegame, where you think you stand better; and the ending, where you know you stand to lose.
Savielly Tartakower
Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me …
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2014
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.
Savielly Tartakower