The gaining of an opponent’s pawn or piece. This may be accomplished by capturing an opposing piece without losing one’s own men or by capturing an opposing piece of greater value in exchange of one’s own piece of lesser value.
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Quotes of the Day
Petrosian would never have beaten me if he had played like that in 1963.
Mikhail Botvinnik 1966
Whatever opinions people might have about Ilyumzhinov, I am sure that exactly those accusations by the US authorities are far-fetched. It looks more like a revenge for the 2014 FIDE elections which Kasparov lost to Ilyumzhinov by a wide margin.
Vladimir Kramnik 2016
You only task in the opening is to reach a playable middle game.
Lajos Portisch
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971
I don’t believe that Garry likes making decisions by democratic procedures. When there is a decision that he doesn’t like, he just turns against this organization.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013