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Re: The English Language
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:33 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
What does it mean that
b3 was more to the point?
Re: The English Language
Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2018 7:01 pm
by Roger de Coverly
soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Wed Aug 08, 2018 6:33 pm
What does it mean that
b3 was more to the point?
b3 was a better move in the sense of more relevant to the position.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Fri Aug 10, 2018 8:10 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
Thanks. What is the difference between a thrust, a move, and a shot?
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:22 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
What does it mean that White wins the house after [...]?
Thanks in advance
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:48 am
by Ian Thompson
soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:22 am
What does it mean that White wins the house after [...]?
Thanks in advance
The same as it did last time you asked.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 12:26 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Ian Thompson wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:48 am
soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:22 am
What does it mean that White wins the house after [...]?
Thanks in advance
The same as it did last time you asked.
Would you please help me find the post?
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 2:15 pm
by Mike Truran
Re: The English Language
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:15 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Oh, sorry
Re: The English Language
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 5:12 am
by soheil_hooshdaran
What's the difference between losing one's head and losing one's control?
Thanks in advance
Re: The English Language
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 10:53 am
by Barry Sandercock
Probably no difference in a chess context
Re: The English Language
Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2018 11:22 am
by IM Jack Rudd
Losing one's head is specifically losing one's control of oneself. One might lose control of other things.
Re: The English Language
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 1:25 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
What does it mean that "White tries to complicate"?
I've onlu found transitive senses of complicate
Re: The English Language
Posted: Tue Aug 14, 2018 1:28 pm
by Roger de Coverly
introduce complications. It's a normal phrase in chess annotations.
You could also write "to complicate the position"
Re: The English Language
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:40 pm
by soheil_hooshdaran
Thanks.
What does it mean that White cannot afford any winning try?
Thanks in advance
Re: The English Language
Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:47 pm
by Ian Thompson
soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:40 pm
What does it mean that White cannot afford any winning try?
It means that any attempt by White to win is likely to fail and result in him losing, so White should just play for a draw.