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Date: 30 Jan 2004 23:33:45
From: Ajeje Brazov
Subject: pawn grubbing style

Hi,
I'm not an English native speaker and I found in a book the sentence *pawn
grubbing style* that I can't understand, even with the use of a good
dictionary (the word grub is obscure to me). Please can you help me to
understand what kind of style is the author talking about?

Thank you very much.
Bye,
Fred





 
Date: 30 Jan 2004 19:08:47
From: mdamien
Subject: Re: pawn grubbing style
"Ajeje Brazov" <[email protected] > wrote in message
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>
> Hi,
> I'm not an English native speaker and I found in a book the sentence *pawn
> grubbing style* that I can't understand, even with the use of a good
> dictionary (the word grub is obscure to me). Please can you help me to
> understand what kind of style is the author talking about?

When I think of "grubbing," I think of a gorilla picking (poking) at an old
rotten log, looking for grubs (wormlike insects). Perhaps the verb has taken
on a less-visual meaning, but in the context of "pawn grubbing" I would
guess a style of play in chess often called "pawn hunting" where a player
looks to gain material wherever he can find it and hold on. The opposite
would be gambit-style, where a player is happy to give up material (i.e., a
pawn) for initiative.

That's my guess.

Matt




  
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