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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
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(chess)even

Hi.
What does 'even' mean in:

An even prettier way of opening the e-?le would be the sacrifice 6.Nd5+!! exd5 7.exd6 double check and checkmate!

?Does it just mean 'much'?
Thanks in advance
  

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An even prettier way means that in the previous context some other very pretty way has already been mentioned. Consider this simple example. eg Tom is very tall.

  • An even prettier way means that in the previous context some other very pretty way has already been mentioned.
  • Consider this simple example.
  • eg Tom is very tall.
  • Fred is even taller, Clive
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An even prettier way means that in the previous context some other very pretty way has already been mentioned.

Consider this simple example.
eg Tom is very tall. Fred is even taller,

Clive
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soheil1What does 'even' mean in:An even prettier way of opening the e-?le would be the sacrifice 6.Nd5+!! exd5 7.exd6 double check and checkmate!?
Does it just mean 'much'?
You are close. "even pettier" means 'more pretty'.

A is pretty. B is even prettier. = B is more pretty than

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