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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
Vocabulary

(chess)squeeze to death

Hi.
"Now it's time to address another method:squeezing your opponent to death"

What does the phrase "squeeze to death" mean
  

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It is obviously chess argot here, but I presume that it refers to the end game, where the movement of the opponent's King (or remaining pieces) is increasingly limited or contained until checkmate or stalemate.

— Mister Micawber

  • It is obviously chess argot here, but I presume that it refers to the end game, where the movement of the opponent's King (or remaining pieces) is increasingly limited or contained until checkmate or stalemate.
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It is obviously chess argot here, but I presume that it refers to the end game, where the movement of the opponent's King (or remaining pieces) is increasingly limited or contained until checkmate or stalemate.
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So I should translate it literally?

The writer is talking about 'space' and that gaining space gives you more room for action.
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Insofar as the chessboard is a physical space: yes.
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Space means more squares under control, esp. by the pieces
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