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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

(chess) follow up

Hi.
How does 'follow up' differ from 'continue' in:
After White captures the pawn, he would follow up with e2-e4 to acquire a full pawn center.

?Thanks in advance
  

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I am not a chess player so i don't know what they technically mean. But if we consider their general definition then there would be no confusion.

— MIG

  • I am not a chess player so i don't know what they technically mean.
  • But if we consider their general definition then there would be no confusion.
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I am not a chess player so i don't know what they technically mean.
But if we consider their general definition then there would be no confusion.
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The problem is follow up what with e2-e4?
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The capture of the ****. That's what your original sentence tells you.
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But the dictionary definition says It means

follow up
vb(tr, adverb)
1. to pursue or investigate (a person, evidence, etc.) closely

2. to continue (action) after a beginning, esp to increase its effect

nfollow-up
1.
a. something done to reinforce an initial action
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Dictionary definitions cannot supply every possible nuance of meaning for every possible situation. Here are some definitions from other dictionaries for follow up:
> To do something
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