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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Cause(chess)

hi,
What does it mean that:
"Black's cause is completely hopeless"?

?Thanks in advance!
  

Top answer

Black's position is without hope. He cannot recover. He is doomed.

— Rover_KE

  • Black's position is without hope.
  • He cannot recover.
  • He is doomed.
  • He will definitely lose the game.
  • He is screwed.
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Black's position is without hope. He cannot recover. He is doomed. He will definitely lose the game. He is screwed.

Rover
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But dictionary has no such meaning for 'cause'.Would you please offer some ddictionary-friendly meaning?
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Sure it does, see (2) here:

http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/cause

Cause in this context means the reason Black is playing the game, i.e., to win.
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What about:

"Black has no hopeful reasen for playing "?
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but how can a 'cause' be hopeless?
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A cause can be hopeless if there's no chance of its success, just like a journey, a quest, an endeavor, etc.
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