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Re: The English Language
Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2018 8:52 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
What is a magnificent post?
Black's Knight has a magnificent post.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 11:37 am
by Michael Farthing
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.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:24 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
I mean what does magnificient mean here?
Re: The English Language
Posted: Thu Apr 12, 2018 2:36 pm
by Michael Farthing
It means "excellent".
Re: The English Language
Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2018 2:19 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
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
?
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:15 am
by IM Jack Rudd
There are four verbs in that phrase, but "put out" is the main one.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2018 9:50 am
by Mike Truran
I think Soheil probably means is there a single verb to describe the phrase "to quickly...... something".
"Stretch out" probably does the job.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:07 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
No, I mean putting out your hand to try to catch, but just not quick and sudden.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:44 pm
by Mike Truran
That's what it means.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:16 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
Why did GM Hawkins say it this way? The square d7 we call a key square of the be pawn on e6
Re: The English Language
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:55 am
by Roger de Coverly
soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:16 am
Why did GM Hawkins say it this way? The square d7 we call a key square of the be pawn on e6
"the be pawn" doesn't make sense. Please check the original quotation.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 12:51 pm
by E Michael White
soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sun Apr 15, 2018 1:07 pm
No, I mean putting out your hand to try to catch, but just not quick and sudden.
to reach for
Re: The English Language
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 6:15 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
Roger de Coverly wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:55 am
soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:16 am
Why did GM Hawkins say it this way? The square d7 we call a key square of the be pawn on e6
"the be pawn" doesn't make sense. Please check the original quotation.
Sorry, "the pawn".
Re: The English Language
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 8:51 am
by Roger de Coverly
soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Mon Apr 16, 2018 8:16 am
Why did GM Hawkins say it this way? The square d7 we call a key square of the pawn on e6
Is that his book on endings? I expect it makes sense in its context. What would occupy d7?
Re: The English Language
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:48 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
King.
Yes it is his famous work Amateur to IM.