The English Language

[Matt Mackenzie]

I suppose that "afford to" is simply emphasising that you have the time to do it, and won't lose out from doing so.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between
How should white cope with his Kingside problems
and
How should white face his Kingside problems

?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between
The knight pushes the Black's Rook back to a less active square
and
The knight chases the Black's Rook to a less active square.

?Thanks in advance

[IM Jack Rudd]

Pushing back has the clear implication of moving it a short distance towards its own back rank. Chasing has no such implication; the rook could be sent anywhere.

[Barry Sandercock]

Soheil Hooshdaran wrote: What's the difference between
How should white cope with his Kingside problems and How should white face his Kingside problems ?

Both much the same meaning.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Pushing back has the clear implication of moving it a short distance towards its own back rank. Chasing has no such implication; the rook could be sent anywhere.

So chaseto = drive to?

[IM Jack Rudd]

Pretty much, yes.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does 'as' mean in:
Coming as it does with tempo, it is Black's best move

[Michael Flatt]

What does 'as' mean in:
Coming as it does with tempo, it is Black's best move

In technical terms, the word "as" is a subordinating conjunction.

It might be of more benefit to ask this type of question on a specialist language forum, for instance:
http://www.city-data.com/forum/writing/

Also, http://grammarist.com/ looks to be quite useful, for instance: http://grammarist.com/category/resources/eslenglish/

In fact, it does surprise me that any linguist would ask such a question on basic grammar.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Thanks but those links do not work for me. Either filtered by my government, or denied access to Iranians (As google will tell me for some of its pages)

Does my sentence mean that this move is Black's best move since it comes with tempo?

[IM Jack Rudd]

Pretty much, yes - its coming with tempo is crucial to its being the best move (although there are presumably also other reasons why it is best).

[Michael Flatt]

Thanks but those links do not work for me. Either filtered by my government, or denied access to Iranians (As google will tell me for some of its pages)
Does my sentence mean that this move is Black's best move since it comes with tempo?

"As" and "since" are very similar conjunctions, although they cannot always be interchanged. As indicated in the many preceeding posts, English is packed with synonyms.

The links are to American web sites, which probably explains why they are blocked to you.
Here is another, which you might like to try: http://speakspeak.com/resources/english-grammar-rules/
It might be possible to discover some UK sites open to you by doing a search combining terms such as "since" or "as" and "conjunction".

All this could be found in a textbook of English grammar. (W've been here many times before.)

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Well, my question was just about that specific sentence.

I always have problems with present participles:Do they describe time, reason, result, what?

[Michael Flatt]

Well, my question was just about that specific sentence.
I always have problems with present participles:Do they describe time, reason, result, what?

I think that you are asking the wrong question.
If you were to illustrate your question with a specific example of your difficulty that would be more useful.

Anyway, a forum such as this is not really the place to explain all the technicalities of English language and grammar.
You should work with an English Tutor who could provide consistent explanations, exercises to practice and helpful feedback.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

No difference. But it doesn't sound a very seemly thing to do.

So
...you can afford to take time
means
...you can easily take time
or is there some difference?