The English Language

[soheil_hooshdaran]

He says. Black Bishop is a good Bishop and White's is a bad one. and continues: 'This bit of name calling lead us to believe that Black's Bishop is superior.'
What name calling? Does he only mean labling?

[Barry Sandercock]

He means calling the Black Bishop "good " and the White Bishop "bad".

[soheil_hooshdaran]

I know, but name calling mean calling bad names.. Doesn't it?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the meaning of 'turn out fine'?

[MartinCarpenter]

To turn out fine (~ good but precise), with some implication that it wasn't really expected to do so.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

To turn out fine (~ good but precise), with some implication that it wasn't really expected to do so.

What does (~ good but precise) mean?

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's meant by 'capture on b6 also picks up the pawn on a5'?

[Barry Sandercock]

Soheil Hooshdaran wrote"
I know, but name calling means calling bad names...Doesn't it ?

It can do, but not in this instance. It just refers to saying " bad Bishop "and " good Bishop ".

[Barry Sandercock]

Soheil Hooshdaran wrote" What's meant by 'capture on b6 also picks up the pawn on a5?

We need to see more of the context. But it may mean, by capturing on b6, the pawn on a5 becomes vulnerable to capture also in due course.

[MartinCarpenter]

To turn out fine (~ good but precise), with some implication that it wasn't really expected to do so.

What does (~ good but precise) mean?

~ is used an approximate sign. I must I think have missed a not from the rest of it.

So roughly good but not quite precisely the same meaning.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Soheil Hooshdaran wrote" What's meant by 'capture on b6 also picks up the pawn on a5?

We need to see more of the context. But it may mean, by capturing on b6, the pawn on a5 becomes vulnerable to capture also in due course.

He then says 'Nohing caan be farther from the truth.'' White's Bishop, althogh technicalllly bad, is active

[Barry Sandercock]

Yes. After capturing on b6, the Bishop will be able to capture on a5.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Soheil Hooshdaran wrote" What's meant by 'capture on b6 also picks up the pawn on a5?

We need to see more of the context. But it may mean, by capturing on b6, the pawn on a5 becomes vulnerable to capture also in due course.

He then says 'Nohing caan be farther from the truth.'' White's Bishop, althogh technicalllly bad, is active

Ohm sorry I quoted the rong post!!

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Soheil Hooshdaran wrote"
I know, but name calling means calling bad names...Doesn't it ?

It can do, but not in this instance. It just refers to saying " bad Bishop "and " good Bishop ".

He then says 'Nohing caan be farther from the truth.'' White's Bishop, althogh technicalllly bad, is active

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between an authority (like Fischer) and an exzpert?