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Soheil1 Posted 14 years ago
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Hi.
The following sentence is taken from Play Winning Chess:
White would like nothing better than to penetrate the line through f7 and launch a major offensive against the enemy monarch."
1-What is meant by "penetrate the line?
2-Does "would" here imply the situation is hyphothetical or a fact?
The following sentence is taken from Play Winning Chess:
White would like nothing better than to penetrate the line through f7 and launch a major offensive against the enemy monarch."
1-What is meant by "penetrate the line?
2-Does "would" here imply the situation is hyphothetical or a fact?
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soheil1 1-What is meant by "penetrate the line? This is chess talk. It probably means moving the pieces beyond a certain point occupied by the opponent's pieces, but consult a chess player for a more exact meaning (if there is one).
- soheil1 1-What is meant by "penetrate the line?
- This is chess talk.
- It probably means moving the pieces beyond a certain point occupied by the opponent's pieces, but consult a chess player for a more exact meaning (if there is one).
- soheil1 2-Does "would" here imply the situation is hyphothetical or a fact?
- It implies that the situation in the clause with would is based on something hypothetical (whether it's explicit or not).
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soheil11-What is meant by "penetrate the line?This is chess talk. It probably means moving the pieces beyond a certain point occupied by the opponent's pieces, but consult a chess player for a more exact meaning (if there is one).
soheil12-Does "would" here imply the situation is hyphothetical or a fact?It implies that th
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Hi,
The following sentence is taken from Play Winning Chess:
White would like nothing better than to penetrate the line through f7 and launch a major offensive against the enemy monarch."
1-What is meant by "penetrate the line? Do you play chess? That's a hard concept to explain. In broad
The following sentence is taken from Play Winning Chess:
White would like nothing better than to penetrate the line through f7 and launch a major offensive against the enemy monarch."
1-What is meant by "penetrate the line? Do you play chess? That's a hard concept to explain. In broad
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Oh, thank you.
Yes I play chess and have a chess coeach card and am translating the book I mentioned.
Yes I play chess and have a chess coeach card and am translating the book I mentioned.
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