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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

(chess)

Hi.
"Black has developed a new piece and is preparing to castle."

Can it be rewritten as:

-"Black.... prepares to castle."
-"Black prepares castling."
-Black is going to castle."

Or Are there differences?
  

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There are no real differences if a game is merely being described. 'Prepares to castle' seems the most reasonable alternative to the original.

— Mister Micawber

  • There are no real differences if a game is merely being described.
  • 'Prepares to castle' seems the most reasonable alternative to the original.
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There are no real differences if a game is merely being described. 'Prepares to castle' seems the most reasonable alternative to the original.
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What's special about it?

Which one is neaarer in time?
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What's special about it?-- It just sounds more normal.
Which one is nearer in time?- Time is not an element.
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It is!
So maybe I need to ask what's more imminent?
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No, time is not a factor as far as I can see. Chess proceeds as it does.
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We, chess players, mean 'turn to move' by time, or more commonly, tempo
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soheil1Hi. "Black has developed a new piece and is preparing to castle."Can it be rewritten as:-"Black.... prepares to castle."-"Black prepares castling."-Black is going to castle."Or Are there differences?
They probably mean that Black has moved the king's bishop off the back rank. In one move, he has developed a piece and cleared the way (prepared) for castl
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