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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary
Commodity (chess)
Hi.
What does it mean that
'Unlike a combination, a sacrifice is not always a calculable commodity...'
?Thanks in advance
What does it mean that
'Unlike a combination, a sacrifice is not always a calculable commodity...'
?Thanks in advance
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I take it to mean that "in chess, players often make sacrifices, but they can't always predict whether the sacrifice(s) will prove beneficial to them".
- I take it to mean that "in chess, players often make sacrifices, but they can't always predict whether the sacrifice(s) will prove beneficial to them".
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I take it to mean that "in chess, players often make sacrifices, but they can't always predict whether the sacrifice(s) will prove beneficial to them".
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'Unlike a combination, a sacrifice is not always a calculable commodity.' In sports, a 'sacrifice' is a combination, but there are other combinations that yield more statistically predictable results.
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No, combinations USUALLY involve sacrifices, they do not necessarily
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