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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Sobering

Hi.
What is a 'sobering' chess move'?

Is it that a sobering thing pours cold water on the audience?

Thanks in advance
  

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The idea is that it sobers one's opponent. It makes one's opponent realize that victory will be more difficult than he expected. It's not a common adjective in chess literature, in my opinion.

— Clive

  • The idea is that it sobers one's opponent.
  • It makes one's opponent realize that victory will be more difficult than he expected.
  • It's not a common adjective in chess literature, in my opinion.
  • Clive
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The idea is that it sobers one's opponent.
It makes one's opponent realize that victory will be more difficult than he expected.

It's not a common adjective in chess literature, in my opinion.

Clive
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It is pouring water on the opponent
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pouring cold water I mean
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"Sobering" is bringing someone away from fantasy to a harsh reality.

It isn't literally pouring cold water on someone, (though the literal term of sobering is to bring someone back from being drunk.)
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