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Perfect Stranger Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Correct or not no. 47: impede my opening (in chess)

Hello there,

Is it alright to use the word impede in the following sentence?

(talking about chess)

A: You should learn some openings.

B: The thing about openings is that whenever I learn an opening and then I try to implement it, you always make a move that impedes my opening.

What I want to express is that whenever me an my friend play chess he always makes a move that ruins my carefully crafted opening. An opening is based on a certain pattern and if your opponent makes a move that violates the pattern, your opening is over.

Thanks
  

Top answer

Perfect Stranger Is it alright to use the word impede Yes, but I think I would simply use 'ruins'.

— Mister Micawber

  • Perfect Stranger Is it alright to use the word impede Yes, but I think I would simply use 'ruins'.
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Perfect StrangerIs it alright to use the word impede
Yes, but I think I would simply use 'ruins'.
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Thanks MM. One follow-up question. Is it correct to say violate a pattern ?
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Perfect Stranger Is it correct to say violate a pattern ?
I think only if it is you who are following the pattern incorrectly. If it is your opponent, then he thwarts or disrupts (and probably some other terms as well) your pattern.
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