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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Reasonable

Hi. What is a reasonable game?
  

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Generally it would suggest good , but not great. Do you have some more context?

  • Generally it would suggest good , but not great.
  • Do you have some more context?
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Generally it would suggest good, but not great.
Do you have some more context?
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After [some series of chess moves] Black should have a reasonable game. However, Black's one problem will be the Bishop on c8, which is blocked by the e6 ****.
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The writer used the word loosely—too loosely, if you ask me. He simply meant that Black's position is OK, that Black will have a fair chance of success.
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enoonThe writer used the word loosely—too loosely, if you ask me. He simply meant that Black's position is OK, that Black will have a fair chance of success.
means more or less good game?
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Please use complete sentences. It is hard to understand you otherwise, to say no more.

It is reasonable to think that Black will have a good game, but it is not certain.
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enoonPlease use complete sentences. It is hard to understand you otherwise, to say no more.It is reasonable to think that Black will have a good game, but it is not certain.
Is it because of 'should have' that you say it is reasonable to think so?
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soheil1Is it because of 'should have' that you say it is reasonable to think so?
That has nothing to do with it. I was just trying to explain how the writer used "reasonable". Black cannot have a reasonable game. "Reasonable" is a wrong word there. Black can, however, have a reasonably good position.
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Black should have a reasonable game.

In my experience, this is commonly said. It just means, as already explained, that Black has some chance of winning but that victory is not assured.

Clive

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