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What is a magnificent post?
Black's Knight has a magnificent post.
Black's Knight has a magnificent post.
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post means the same as position (or in the case of chess, the square where the knight is placed). In this context the knight is probably on a safe and well defended square (maybe it's defended by a pawn) from which it cannot be easily dislodged (probably no pawn can be moved to attack it) and will be attacking a good range of important other squares, probably inside the enemy's part of the board.
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I mean what does magnificient mean here?
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It means "excellent".
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grab at/for something phrasal verb
to quickly and suddenly put out your hand to try and catch or get something
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/grab-at-for
What's the verb for
to put out your hand to try and catch or get something
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to quickly and suddenly put out your hand to try and catch or get something
https://www.ldoceonline.com/dictionary/grab-at-for
What's the verb for
to put out your hand to try and catch or get something
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There are four verbs in that phrase, but "put out" is the main one.
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I think Soheil probably means is there a single verb to describe the phrase "to quickly...... something".
"Stretch out" probably does the job.
"Stretch out" probably does the job.
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No, I mean putting out your hand to try to catch, but just not quick and sudden.
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That's what it means.
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Why did GM Hawkins say it this way? The square d7 we call a key square of the be pawn on e6
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"the be pawn" doesn't make sense. Please check the original quotation.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:16 amWhy did GM Hawkins say it this way? The square d7 we call a key square of the be pawn on e6
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to reach forsoheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:07 pmNo, I mean putting out your hand to try to catch, but just not quick and sudden.
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Sorry, "the pawn".Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:55 am"the be pawn" doesn't make sense. Please check the original quotation.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:16 amWhy did GM Hawkins say it this way? The square d7 we call a key square of the be pawn on e6
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Is that his book on endings? I expect it makes sense in its context. What would occupy d7?soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:16 amWhy did GM Hawkins say it this way? The square d7 we call a key square of the pawn on e6
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King.
Yes it is his famous work Amateur to IM.
Yes it is his famous work Amateur to IM.