The English Language

[soheil_hooshdaran]

means good-looking combination?

[MartinCarpenter]

That's a long way off all of it.

Initially good looking/striking but without much genuine depth behind it. That perhaps isn't even quite right.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

That perhaps isn't even quite right.

What isn't e3ven quite right?

[Barry Sandercock]

Saying " a pretty little " combination doesn't really mean much. A combination is either sound or it isn't. It probably means it is attractive or unexpected. But then, most combinations are.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between a poor and a weak move?

[Barry Sandercock]

No difference.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

So why would you call it poor?

[Roger de Coverly]

What's the difference between a poor and a weak move?

You might say that a poor move is a failure to play one of the better moves in a position, whilst a weak move is one that manifestly worsens the position. Perhaps the difference between failing to notice win of material and actually leaving material en prise.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

You mean if a move is poor, it just means it's not the best move?

[Roger de Coverly]

You mean if a move is poor, it just means it's not the best move?

It has to fall short of being the best move by some margin. If the best move wins fairly quickly, the second and third best moves still win, it's only when you get to moves that make the win extremely difficult that you might call them poor.

But the authors you translate may have a different interpretation.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Is it a useless move?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between a blunder and a mistake?

[IM Jack Rudd]

All blunders are mistakes, but not all mistakes are blunders. A blunder is a particularly bad mistake.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

So it's the same as a grave error?

[IM Jack Rudd]

Yes, that would be a reasonable synonym.