| 单词 | position play |
| 释义 | > as lemmasposition play position play n. Sport (esp. in Chess) play dominated by long-term strategic considerations rather than by tactics, positional play (see positional adj. 1); (also) a strategic move or plan. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > entertainment > pastimes > game > board game > chess > [noun] > strategy position play1878 positioning1884 1878 N.Y. Times 17 Feb. 1/6 Sexton, by some of his noted position play, gathered the balls on the rail, and had started out on what had promised to be a fine run. 1932 E. Lasker Man. Chess iv. 166/1 Whereas by combination values are transformed, they are proved and confirmed by ‘position play’. Thus, position play is antagonistic to combination, as becomes evident when a ‘combinative player’ meets with his counterpart, the ‘position player’. 1960 I. A. Horowitz & G. Mott-Smith Point Count Chess (1973) 356 Position play is a strategic move or plan as distinguished from a tactical (combination). 1991 L. Koppett New Thinking Fan's Guide to Baseball 309 Fielders not only have a better chance to grab a batted ball, they have a much greater chance of being in its path. Position play has been developed to a degree of accuracy undreamed of forty years ago. < as lemmas |
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