Neil McDonald Quotes

If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner. Kasparov has made a career out of such sacrifices.

Neil McDonald

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• Corner
• Exposed
• Sacrifices
• Especially
• Sacrificing

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• If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into the game, especially if your opponent's rooks are languishing in the corner. Kasparov has made a career out of such sacrifices.

  

  Neil McDonald
  • Career
  • Bring
  • Opponent