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OpenStudy (brucebaner):

help me @EclipsedStar

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

Rating: A number that comes from a formula devised by Dr. Arpad Elo which indicates a player's strength, based on his win-loss record against other rated players. Resigns: To give up the game and concede defeat before getting checkmated. Not to be confused with 'forfeit'. Risk: A move or combination that aims for advantage in a game while carrying the danger of ending up with a poor position. Sacrifice: To exchange a piece for an opponent's lesser-valued piece in order to gain a positional or tactical advantage. Semi-Open Game: Type of position resulting when white plays 1. e4 and black replies with anything other than 1. e5. Sharp: A move that boldly attempts to grab the initiative, involving commitment and bridge-burning, that is, "there's no going back now!". Shot: An unexpected and sudden strong move that surprises your opponent. Simplify: Act of exchanging pieces in a game to reduce complexity or stop an enemy attack. Skewer: A tactic where you attack two of your opponents pieces at the same time along a rank, file, or diagonal, and the more-valuable piece is attacked first. Space: The territory (squares) controlled and occupied by each player's pieces and pawns. from http://www.kidchess.com/glossary/abridged_glossary.htm 1. According to this chess glossary, when a player "resigns," he or she forfeits the game. admits defeat before the game is over. checkmates his or her opponent. exchanges pieces.

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

"Resigns: To give up the game and concede defeat before getting checkmated. Not to be confused with 'forfeit'."

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Which makes sense?

OpenStudy (brucebaner):

its i b?

eclipsedstar (eclipsedstar):

Yes, B :D

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