WINNING THE EXCHANGE

An expression used when an exchange of pieces results in material profit or a more advantageous position which is considered of greater worth than the value of the sacrificed chess piece. A player is said to have won the exchange when he can exchange a piece of less value for a piece of higher value.

In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor. Alexander Kotov
Chess can be described as the movement of pieces eating one another. Marcel Duchamp
My relation with Korchnoi depends on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish. Anatoly Karpov
2005
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game! David Janowski
Kasparov is great as a chess player, but all his attempts to prove himself as an organizer – let’s say, is beyond the champion’s level. Boris Gelfand
2016

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WINNING THE EXCHANGE

WINNING THE EXCHANGE

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