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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
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Hi.
What does it mean
when you first start playing chess, never resign?

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Can we rephrase it as At the beginning of your chess playing, never resign.

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Can we rephrase it as
At the beginning of your chess playing, never resign. ?
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It means that right after you learn how to play chess, play all your games through to checkmate. As a beginner, never resign.
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enoonIt means that right after you learn how to play chess, play all your games through to checkmate. As a beginner, never resign.
Was my rephrase right?
Does the sentence mean literary the first time, or possibly the first few years?
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"At the beginning of your chess playing, never resign."

Not really. "At the beginning of your chess playing" sounds unidiomatic. Maybe, "At the beginning of your chess-playing career, never resign."
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What about
"When you newly/recently start to play chess, never resign."?
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soheil1What about "When you newly/recently start to play chess, never resign."?
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