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
Do you realize, Fischer almost never has any bad pieces? He exchanges them, and the bad pieces remain with his opponents.
Yury Balashov
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
First of all, I am a mother, and only then a chessplayer
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2009
It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.
Mark Dvoretsky
Chess…gives students an opportunity to think at a different level.
Dr. Chad Witherspoon 2014