The English Language

[soheil_hooshdaran]

I mean 'bold'.The book seems to mean 'hold' and misprinted 'bold'. My question is about 'destroy' though.

[IM Jack Rudd]

Definition of destroy

transitive verb

1
: to ruin the structure, organic existence, or condition of destroyed the files; also : to ruin as if by tearing to shreds their reputation was destroyed; a disease that destroys the body's ability to fight off illness
… destroyed any hope of a return to past crackdowns … — George Brock

2
a : to put out of existence : kill destroy an injured horse
b : neutralize the moon destroys the light of the stars
c : annihilate, vanquish
armies had been crippled but not destroyed — W. L. Shirer

Meaning 1 is probably closest to what you want.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

I am confused by this definition, Jack:
2 to kill an animal because it is ill, in pain, or dangerous
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction ... sh/destroy

[IM Jack Rudd]

I am confused by this definition, Jack:
2 to kill an animal because it is ill, in pain, or dangerous
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/diction ... sh/destroy

Try looking up euthanasia for help with understanding that particular meaning. Not that it's the meaning you want for the text.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does it mean that Black Knight is keeping White King at bay? Means at gate?

[IM Jack Rudd]

It's preventing it from moving closer and/or causing black problems.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What about stop? Is it synonymous with keeping at bay?

[MartinCarpenter]

Not really. Its more something like 'at a safe distance' or just away.

At times there's quite a real implication of some sort of threat to the person being held at bay - included. Like prey being cornered after a hunt. Could apply in a chess context, might not.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does this comment mean?
Ribli. Die Aktivitaet ist fuer Weiss wichtiger als eine Schwachung auf c3.

[Roger de Coverly]

Google translate from German gives

Ribli. The activity is more important for Weiss than a weakening on c3.

[Michael Farthing]

It may be obvious, but just in case:

Weiss is the German for white. Google seems to think it is the name of a player!

[Edit: Google is perhaps confused because in German all nouns start with a capital letter, not just names. As 'white' is usually an adjective it may not also be in Google's German dictionary as a noun]

[Ian Thompson]

It may be obvious, but just in case:

Weiss is the German for white. Google seems to think it is the name of a player!

[Edit: Google is perhaps confused because in German all nouns start with a capital letter, not just names. As 'white' is usually an adjective it may not also be in Google's German dictionary as a noun]

If you spell the word properly with a scharfes s - Weiß - Google then correctly translates it as "white".

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the defference between going back and returning to a square?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does
...Black can turn his attention to knight hopping.

mean?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between
The guiding principle behind Blak's relentless strategy is..
and
The principle behind Blak's relentless strategy is..
?