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Soheil1 Posted 13 years ago
Vocabulary

Vantage point

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Notice how ineffective the White Bishop is, whereas the Black Knight could hop to all sorts of vantage points.
, what are 'vantage points'?

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American Hertigage Dictionary: vantage point n. A position that affords a broad overall view or perspective, as of a place or situation.

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  • American Hertigage Dictionary: vantage point n.
  • A position that affords a broad overall view or perspective, as of a place or situation.
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American Hertigage Dictionary:

vantage point

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A position that affords a broad overall view or perspective, as of a place or situation.
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But it is not a real knight. It is a chess knight (an inanimate object).
That definition makes no sense there.

Means active 'outposts'?
KJinCali79American Hertigage Dictionary: vantage pointn.A position that affords a broad overall view or perspective, as of a place or situation.
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It can also simply mean a favorable position, but either definition I think works in the context of chess.

Because a knight can hop around (over other pieces and does not need to move square by square) it can have a broader/wider perspective. The idea of a view/perspective is not that the knight itself sees anything (an inanimate object as you point out), but that the player can foresee
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