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Soheil1 Posted 12 years ago
Vocabulary

Lock up (chess)

Hi
What's the difference between saying 'The center is locked up with pawns' and the center is closed with pawns' (or any other ways of expressing the idea I'm not aware of)?

Thanks in advance
  

Top answer

No real difference. 'Locked up' sounds a bit more dramatic.

— Clive

  • No real difference.
  • 'Locked up' sounds a bit more dramatic.
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No real difference.
'Locked up' sounds a bit more dramatic.
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OK....tell me the drama please.
I want to know the exact meaning.
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Have you looked up the meaning of the words 'drama' and 'dramatic'?
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We also call them such in Persian so they are quite familiar to me. We only call 'drama' 'draam'
drama
2. Theatrical plays of a particular kind or period
dramatic
2. Characterized by or expressive of the action or emotion associated with drama or the theatre:

I want to know the story behind that. In what way it's more dramatic, Why is it so,
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It's more vivid, more figurative.
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figurative? What figuration?
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Sounds a bit like thee centre area of the board is locked with a key, to prevent entry.
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