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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

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Hi.

What does it mean that Seirawan says in Play Winning Chess:

"White sacrifices a Knight in order to draw the Black King off on a mission from which it will never return."


I know the meaning of 'draw' and 'mission'.Just not off.Could you explain it.


Thanks in advance!
  

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'Off' stresses 'away from here'. To my mind, it also sometimes implies that you shouldn't go. eg A: Where is Tom?

— Clive

  • 'Off' stresses 'away from here'.
  • To my mind, it also sometimes implies that you shouldn't go.
  • eg A: Where is Tom?
  • I told him to stay here.
  • B: He went off somewhere.
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'Off' stresses 'away from here'. To my mind, it also sometimes implies that you shouldn't go.

eg
A: Where is Tom? I told him to stay here.
B: He went off somewhere.

Clive
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Someone told me that 'draw off' means to 'pull'. is it?
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Sounds odd. In what context?

Clive
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The above sentence.From a chess book.
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'To draw' is more like 'to attract'.
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To draw off is to lure away.
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