An important square on the chess board that cannot be well protected. During the game, a strong square may become weak, and a weak square may become strong, depending upon how quickly a weakness is discovered and exploited.
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Quotes of the Day
Kramnik was the luckiest man in the history of chess. He never won a single cycle, he got all the matches that he played for political reasons.
Veselin Topalov 2014
Some twenty years ago an English journalist complained that in sports, only chess and marbles were above suspicion. One wonders what has happened in the world of marbles.
Hans Ree
I still think people can learn at any age – I’m actually sure about that. It’s just that the ceiling is lower for how far you want to go.
Magnus Carlsen 2016
Chess…gives students an opportunity to think at a different level.
Dr. Chad Witherspoon 2014
” The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.”
Alexander Alekhine