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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

And

Hi.

"Note how both sides have avoided moving their queens[early in the opening]so that other pieces cannot attack them and gain time."

Means"...and cannot gain time"?
  

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" I think you'd be better off to stay home and not make your cold worse. "

  • " I think you'd be better off to stay home and not make your cold worse.
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In this example, I take it to mean "so that other pieces cannot gain time by attacking them."

I think you'd be better off to stay home and not make your cold worse.

In these sentences, "and" means more than just "plus."
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I think the "and" is confusingly placed. It suggests that the verbs "attack" and "gain" are linked. I do not think they are. So I would rephrase the sentence as:

Note how both sides have avoided moving their queens so that other pieces cannot attack them and so that they can gain time to..."
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Doctor D It suggests that the verbs "attack" and "gain" are linked.
Hi, Doctor.
To my ear, this linkage is idiomatic, although indicating more than simple conjunction.
I decided to shop online and save the sales tax.
("And" = "in order to.")

I'll grant you that the usage is not of the highest register.

Best regards, - A.
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Yes. The only question is what are they trying to say in the original sentence. That is what is unclear and lends itself to different interpretations. I think your reading is the probable one, but the text doesn't say enough to be sure.
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Thanks for your reply, D.D. I see your point. Emotion: smile
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But I didn't get his point........

Pieces can gain time if they develop with a forceful attack(llik if a knight attacks the Queen we are forced to moved it)
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The point was that the original sentence was so badly worded that it could be read either of two ways.


Original sentence:
"Note how both sides have avoided moving their queens[early in the opening]so that other pieces cannot attack them and gain time."


One interpretation:

"Note how both sides have avoided moving their queens so that other pieces c
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Hi, soheil,

I had the impression that each of the earlier examples you quoted from this source were not written in the clearest way, but I declined to comment on that fact, thinking that perhaps the phrasings were special to the chess community.
But since Dr. D. has brought it up, in all honesty I must agree with him.
Still, I stand by my analysis of the particular phrase in quest

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