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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

(chess)for

Hi.
What does 'for' mean in:
If you can capture all of your opponent's pieces, his King will be defenseless and your army can easily hunt it down for the big checkmate.
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'for the big checkmate' ~ in order to get/declare the big checkmate

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  • 'for the big checkmate' ~ in order to get/declare the big checkmate
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'for the big checkmate' ~ in order to get/declare the big checkmate
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In what way is the checkmate big?
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soheil1In what way is the checkmate big?
It's just there for emphasis. It underlines the importance of the 'checkmate', or perhaps this whole game is considered 'big'.
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ozzourti'for the big checkmate' ~ in order to get/declare the big checkmate
get or ddeclare?
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