Sentence examples for positional superiority from inspiring English sources
If 24... Re4, then 25 Qd2 Re5 26 Bb7 with positional superiority for White.
After 17 Ne6, the recapture with 17... fe is faulted by 18 Na4 Qe3 19 Qe3 b6 20 e5 de 21 Be5 with clear positional superiority for Koneru.
Deep Fritz has a tiny positional superiority in better integration of his pieces, but it should not be enough for much more than nuisance value.
If 18 Be4 19 fe, Black has a slight material advantage, but the positional superiority of the bishop pair and a strong pawn center outweigh that.
Black cannot exploit 3 Nc3 by playing 3... dc because White gets to play 4 ed e5 5 Nf3 ed 6 Qd4! Qd4 7 Nd4 Nf6 8 f3 Bc5 9 Be3 b5 10 andb4 11 Nd1 Ba6 12 recoversrecovers his sacrificed pawn with great positional superiority.
Said (1978: 7) refers to the dominance of European identity over minority identities as a "flexible positional superiority, which puts the Westerner in a whole series of possible relationships with the Orient without ever losing him the relative upper hand".
Consolidate weak positions in positional play.
Since White's central superiority typically grants him a positional edge, Black must frequently resort to tactical play and material sacrifices in order not to be forced into passivity.
Although Steinitz is now known for inventing the positional approach to chess and demonstrating its superiority, the 1866 match was played in the attack-at-all-costs style of the 1850s and 1860s.
"When everybody is somebody, nobody is anybody"; and the popularity of "positional goods" - acquired not for their utility but to reflect status - shows how attractive demonstrations of social superiority can be.
