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.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
“Chess is the struggle against the error.”
Johannes Zukertort
When I saw MVL’s position, it is like a football match where you’re 3:0 down, with two minutes to go and you’re down to 10 men!
Lev Aronian 2016
According to my experiences, in key events, normally the games’ quality is not as high as other major events. Most brilliant games are not found in championships at present.
Garry Kasparov 2014
It is true, in chess so far that men and women cannot be on the same level from an economic situation, but there can always be a more reasonable way to combine the financial part and the players’ situation.
Hou Yifan 2016
I think the players in this world championship are in different leagues. Karjakin is excellent—Carlsen is special.
Garry Kasparov 2016