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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

(chess)hefty

Hi
What does 'hefty' mean in:

"from its corner position on a1, the Bishop controls a hefty seven squares"

? Thanks in advance!
  

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It means that seven squares is a hefty amount, as if that many squares weighs a lot. It's a little joke. Incidentally, when the bishop is in the corner, it attacks the fewest squares it ever does, so the amount is not at all hefty.

— Enoon

  • It means that seven squares is a hefty amount, as if that many squares weighs a lot.
  • It's a little joke.
  • Incidentally, when the bishop is in the corner, it attacks the fewest squares it ever does, so the amount is not at all hefty.
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It means that seven squares is a hefty amount, as if that many squares weighs a lot. It's a little joke. Incidentally, when the bishop is in the corner, it attacks the fewest squares it ever does, so the amount is not at all hefty.
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It emphasises that seven squares is a big number of squares to have control over.

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