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What does it mean that
b3 was more to the point?
b3 was more to the point?
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b3 was a better move in the sense of more relevant to the position.
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Thanks. What is the difference between a thrust, a move, and a shot?
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What does it mean that White wins the house after [...]?
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The same as it did last time you asked.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:22 amWhat does it mean that White wins the house after [...]?
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Would you please help me find the post?Ian Thompson wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:48 amThe same as it did last time you asked.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Sun Aug 12, 2018 7:22 amWhat does it mean that White wins the house after [...]?
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Oh, sorry
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What's the difference between losing one's head and losing one's control?
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Probably no difference in a chess context
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Losing one's head is specifically losing one's control of oneself. One might lose control of other things.
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What does it mean that "White tries to complicate"?
I've onlu found transitive senses of complicate
I've onlu found transitive senses of complicate
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introduce complications. It's a normal phrase in chess annotations.
You could also write "to complicate the position"
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Thanks.
What does it mean that White cannot afford any winning try?
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What does it mean that White cannot afford any winning try?
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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.soheil_hooshdaran wrote: ↑Wed Aug 15, 2018 3:40 pmWhat does it mean that White cannot afford any winning try?