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Soheil1 Posted 8 years ago
Vocabulary

Fair share

Hi.

What does "fair share" mean in:

White's not very ambitious set-up and some 'mishandling' of the position have allowed Black to obtain more than his fair share of the centre. (from Modern Chess Planning)

?Thanks in advance

  

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A person's "fair share" is the amount of something that a person is thought to deserve or that is deemed reasonable. So if a person has more than his or her fair share, it's more than that. ) Does that help?

  • A person's "fair share" is the amount of something that a person is thought to deserve or that is deemed reasonable.
  • So if a person has more than his or her fair share, it's more than that.
  • ) Does that help?
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A person's "fair share" is the amount of something that a person is thought to deserve or that is deemed reasonable. So if a person has more than his or her fair share, it's more than that.

"I have had my fair share of girlfriends." (I have had a reasonable, average number of girlfriends.)

"I have had more than my fair share of girlfriends." (I have had more girlfriends than most o

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Because of White's poor moves, Black has more control of the centre than he deserves.

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