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bvar22

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22. "just giving one away" is NOT a "Sacrifice",

Fri Dec 21, 2012, 08:50 PM

Dec 2012

...and I didn't claim that.

Though the article I posted above DID claim that Bobby Fischer did indeed just give some pawns away to get them off the board and out of his way to open a tactical advantage.

[font size=3]Chess is a game where Pawns are sacrificed to protect the Royalty[/font]
is not a definitive description of the game,
but is certainly a valid statement about the game.

It IS a common enough occurrence that Wiki has a definition:

"In chess, a sacrifice is a move giving up a piece in the hopes of gaining tactical or positional compensation in other forms. A sacrifice could also be a deliberate exchange of a chess piece of higher value for an opponent's piece of lower value."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacrifice_%28chess%29

...and common enough the the term "Sacrificial Pawn" has entered the common lexicon.

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Chess? [View all] bvar22 Dec 2012 OP

Is that an image of the evil Obama? ProSense Dec 2012 #1

Well, you know... you just can't trust "their kind" n/t Scootaloo Dec 2012 #4

No. That wasn't posted as an image of our President. bvar22 Dec 2012 #9

This message was self-deleted by its author cliffordu Dec 2012 #20

Checkers slackmaster Dec 2012 #2

CHECKMATE leftstreet Dec 2012 #3

K&R forestpath Dec 2012 #5

... Tx4obama Dec 2012 #6

An oldie, but a goodie. Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #7

As a chess player, I NEVER sacrifice pawns..... lastlib Dec 2012 #8

You say you play Chess, bvar22 Dec 2012 #10

can't say I haven't made mistakes and lost a few, but never DELIBERATELY just give one away.... lastlib Dec 2012 #15

"just giving one away" is NOT a "Sacrifice", bvar22 Dec 2012 #22

You clearly have no idea how chess is actually played. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #11

Gish Gallop Nonsense. bvar22 Dec 2012 #12

The fact that you do not (can not) understand chess, does not make it a "Gish Gallop" event. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #13

Hey, Joe Philly.... bvar22 Dec 2012 #17

Of course, I'd exchange the pawn for the win, but that's not a true "sacrifice." lastlib Dec 2012 #16

I'd love to play a game of chess with you. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #18

okay I just won a game of chess against level 8 on the computer hfojvt Dec 2012 #32

So what you just explained is a computer program that appears to make decisions JoePhilly Dec 2012 #34

That is close enough for the OP to be a valid statement. bvar22 Dec 2012 #19

Hey guy? Your large bold type makes me instantly skip over everything you post. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #28

I really don't care what you "skip over". bvar22 Dec 2012 #29

The substance of your post, such as it was, was lost in your screaming. Chorophyll Dec 2012 #30

When dealing with the impaired, bvar22 Dec 2012 #33

lol. Bobby Fischer is that you???? JoePhilly Dec 2012 #35

Bobby Fischer? bvar22 Dec 2012 #36

Which is why I asked if you were he. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #37

No. You ARE distorting what I said in my OP. bvar22 Dec 2012 #38

Did you really say that????? 99Forever Dec 2012 #40

No sarcasm was needed. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #41

Oh please. 99Forever Dec 2012 #43

Perhaps you should learn the game DevonRex Dec 2012 #14

Can you explain why the Pawns are in the front rank and not the Royalty bahrbearian Dec 2012 #23

Because Obama hates them. JoePhilly Dec 2012 #42

Chess!! cliffordu Dec 2012 #21

That's not the aspect being referred to when people use the expression treestar Dec 2012 #24

I wonder if in 2014 bahrbearian Dec 2012 #25

You and I are not in the big club pokerfan Dec 2012 #26

Perhaps an even larger font would be more convincing? Robb Dec 2012 #27

These politician are not playing games. Autumn Dec 2012 #31

That's all that needed to be said, but I'm sure the multidimensional brainfucking will continue. adirondacker Dec 2012 #39