The English Language

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Thanks.

[E Michael White]

Soheil Hooshdaran wrote:
Always look to see if your opponent has an undefended piece and , if he does, see if there is a way to punish it !

It all depends what the "it" refers to. If it refers to the whole sentence, then "awareness" sums it up. ( I am 86, so I could be wrong !! )

Soheil, Barry John

Isn't this a quote from IM Silman in :-

https://www.chess.com/article/view/the- ... ded-pieces

at the end of his introduction just before he mentions Poulp13.

It doesn't appear to be a quiz with blanks. Those were prob supplied by Soheil to quiz forum users over the point of grammar.

Barry, if you're 86 you're more likely to be right on a point of grammar

[John McKenna]

We'll have to wait for the sun to rise in Teh(e)ran then Soheil can set us straight.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Ha! ha! I am in Shiraz, the city of great poets Hafez and Sa'di, some 930 Km south-west of Tehran. I didn't mean to quiz you, just asked a question.

[John McKenna]

The sun will rise in Shiraz at 06:27 only 4 or 5 minutes after it rises in Teh(e)ran, despite the distance between them, because they are almost at the same longitude.

I now agree with E Michael - in that the "it" is "an undefended piece".

Barry and I got the wrong impression due to the way Soheil's question was framed -

In
Always... punish it!
it refers to... (fill in the blank)

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does charge mean and does it differ from attack?

like in:
US authorities have prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does
a nice 'touch'
mean?

[John McKenna]

A "nice touch" means a distinctly skilful way of doing something - e.g. he has a "nice touch" when playing the piano - or of embellishing something - e.g. adding some pieces of fruit to plain yoghurt is a "nice touch".

What does charge mean and does it differ from attack?

like in:
US authorities have prepared charges to seek the arrest of WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

A "charge" can mean a direct attack by a group - a cavalry "charge" for instance - or a direct attack by an individual - the bull's charge at the matador was unstoppable.

Whereas an "attack" is more general and may not involve charging (by directly running or riding) at the enemy.

The "charges" in the case of Julian Assange are legal ones and take the form of (criminal) accusations.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

A "nice touch" means a distinctly skilful way of doing something - e.g. he has a "nice touch" when playing the piano - or of embellishing something - e.g. adding some pieces of fruit to plain yoghurt is a "nice touch".

So how does 'touch' differ from technique and tactic?

[John McKenna]

The noun "touch" in the example ("nice touch") you gave means - a distinct, often personal, manner or quality.

There is also a "woman's touch", which means something done, or added by a woman.

E.g. After they married she added a woman's touch to his batchelor pad.

In addition there is the "Nelson touch", which implies a manner that is particularly effective even though it relies on good luck and unconventional personal judgement - as displayed by Admiral Horatio Nelson in his naval battles.

"Technique" is specific knowledge, often scientific in origin, that can be applied to specific subjects.

I think you may be confusing the noun "tactic" - a method of employing forces in direct combat - and the adjective "tactile", which indicates the use of the sense of touch.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What's the difference between 'top' and 'superior' and 'best'
like in 'superior mminor pieces'

[Barry Sandercock]

No difference.

[soheil_hooshdaran]

Thank you room.

What's the difference between 'equal value' and 'even value'?
as in:
the pieces are of equal value

[soheil_hooshdaran]

What does it mean that these pieces command a value of 3 points each?

[Ian Thompson]

Thank you room.

What's the difference between 'equal value' and 'even value'?
as in:
the pieces are of equal value

"Equal value" means they have the same value. "Even value" is incorrect and doesn't mean anything.