"Dead draw"
"Computers do not understand these positions"
chess cliches
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blitzjoker wrote:
A pawn is a pawn.
+1
Wait, make that +50.
Jan 15, 2015
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#24
"We have to remind our viewers that we are not using engines here"
(repeated by Svidler like 2 or 3 million times during the WC 2014)
My favorite is in the postmortem analysis when the inferior side says "now my opponent has to fight to get a draw!"
"Basically," says Svidler on the roof, "it's on the cards, or should I say "in" the cards, you see in America . . . and I was SURE it was "on" the cards. You see Sopiko (giggles giggles Iamsosilly), even though it's difficult to calculate, we must force ourselves to do it once in a while, and we have a tweet from Susan Polgar . . ."
"We've reached the critical position, can you find the killer move, you can pause the video . . . "
"White's just winning, and well guys without compensation, I mean, look at this move booyah, doubled rooks on the 7th and it's curtains; black's just busted. Guys?" - Mo Ashley
Jan 15, 2015
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#28
"Well... it could be that the line suggested by Susan has been generated by an engine... we don´t have way to know it... but it must be the reason why we can´t find anything against her line..."
(Susan Polgar suggestions were always the 1st choice of Stockfish)
"his position is busted"
@yesdear that svidler impression was good stuff, i had a good old old chuckle
"luft" for the King..
SocialPanda wrote:
bgianis wrote:
And your rating is higher than mine! What should I say then about those teachers' advice?
That they forgot how was to be a Club Player
So true!
Jan 16, 2015
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#33
"Are you too busy to learn realms of theory? You don´t want to be smashed by young tactical wizards that know more about the Najdorf than you do? Learn the XYZ system! The XYZ system can be applied against every opening, and since it´s not based in moves but in ideas, you can start playing it since the first day!"
Priceless! Every time I hear the word "system" I run away as fast as I can.
NateTimms escribió:
Lol did someone say that?
It appears on the cover of about a zillion of chess books.
referring to the various pieces as " guys"..
SocialPanda wrote:
"Are you too busy to learn realms of theory? You don´t want to be smashed by young tactical wizards that know more about the Najdorf than you do? Learn the XYZ system! The XYZ system can be applied against every opening, and since it´s not based in moves but in ideas, you can start playing it since the first day!"
i feel like that is said at the beginning of every opening video.
"x has got good results from this system in the past"
"to plant a knight on d5"..
A pawn is a pawn.