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Soheil1 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Drum up (chess context)

Hi.

What does it mean to drum up

counterplay

initiative

some primitive action


?Thanks in advance

  

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What does it mean to drum up Figuratively,to recruit in a hasty manner. More literally, imagine a soldier standing by himself and beating loudly on a drum to summon other soldiers. counterplay Moving in a way that counters a move that you opponent has made initiative The ability to conceive of good moves rather than to simply react to what your opponrnt does.

  • What does it mean to drum up Figuratively,to recruit in a hasty manner.
  • More literally, imagine a soldier standing by himself and beating loudly on a drum to summon other soldiers.
  • counterplay Moving in a way that counters a move that you opponent has made initiative The ability to conceive of good moves rather than to simply react to what your opponrnt does.
  • some primitive action Not a well-known chess term.
  • Sounds like thoughtlessyl making a move that is too elementary.
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What does it mean


to drum up Figuratively,to recruit in a hasty manner. More literally, imagine a soldier standing by himself and beating loudly on a drum to summon other soldiers.

counterplay Moving in a way that counters a move that you opponent has made

initiative The ability to conceive of good moves rather than to simply react to what your opponrnt

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