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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary
Becomes(chess related)
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GM Seirawan says:
"In diagram 100, the base of White's pawn chain becomes d4.If Black plays ...cxd4, after White recapture with cxd4 the d4-pawn will have no pawn defenders."
May I replace 'becomes' with 'is changing into'?What about 'is changing to'?
Thanks in advance
GM Seirawan says:
"In diagram 100, the base of White's pawn chain becomes d4.If Black plays ...cxd4, after White recapture with cxd4 the d4-pawn will have no pawn defenders."
May I replace 'becomes' with 'is changing into'?What about 'is changing to'?
Thanks in advance
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What about 'is changing to'? T he progressive tense is no good here, because what is being described is a complete event, not an event in progress. Just say .
- What about 'is changing to'?
- T he progressive tense is no good here, because what is being described is a complete event, not an event in progress.
- Just say .
- .
- the base of White's **** chain changes into / to d4.
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GM Seirawan says:
"In diagram 100, the base of White's **** chain becomes d4.If Black plays ...cxd4, after White recaptures with cxd4 the d4-**** will have no **** defenders."
May I replace 'becomes' with 'is changing into'?What about 'is changing to'?
The progressive tense is no good here, because what is bei
"In diagram 100, the base of White's **** chain becomes d4.If Black plays ...cxd4, after White recaptures with cxd4 the d4-**** will have no **** defenders."
May I replace 'becomes' with 'is changing into'?What about 'is changing to'?
The progressive tense is no good here, because what is bei
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CliveGM Seirawan says:"In diagram 100, the base of White's **** chain becomes d4.If Black plays ...cxd4, after White recaptures with cxd4 the d4-**** will have no **** defenders."May I replace 'becomes' with 'is changing into'?What about 'is changing to'?The progressive tense is no good here, because what is being described is a complete event, not an event in progress.Ju
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It means that d4 was not the base of White's **** chain, but now d4 is the base of White's **** chain.
Do you know what a **** chain is, and what its base means?
Clive
Do you know what a **** chain is, and what its base means?
Clive
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I do, both as a chess trainer and as the translator of this book.
When pawns are lined up diagonally, they are called **** chains.
The base of the chain is simply the **** that is in the lowest rank of the chain and has no **** defender.
When pawns are lined up diagonally, they are called **** chains.
The base of the chain is simply the **** that is in the lowest rank of the chain and has no **** defender.
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CliveGM Seirawan says:"In diagram 100, the base of White's **** chain becomes d4.If Black plays ...cxd4, after White recaptures with cxd4 the d4-**** will have no **** defenders."May I replace 'becomes' with 'is changing into'?What about 'is changing to'?The progressive tense is no good here, because what is being described is a complete event, not an event in progress.Ju
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