| The opening of a game of chess is a battle between two equally matched armies. |
Započinjanje šahovske partije predstavlja borbu između dve jednake armije. |
| There is no known method that will secure one player a decisive advantage over the other regardless of what the opponent does. |
Ne postoji poznati metod koji bi jednom igraču doneo definitivnu prednost nad drugim bez obzira šta taj drugi radi. |
| If there were, chess as a professional sport would most likely cease to exist. |
Da postoji, šah kao profesionalni sport bi definitivno prestao da postoji. |
| Winning a game of chess depends on one's opponent making inaccurate moves. |
Pobeda u partiji šaha zavisi od protivničkih loših poteza. |
| The question "What is an inaccurate move?" can best be answered by trial and error. |
Na pitanje "Šta je loš potez?" bi se najbolje moglo odgovoriti procesom i greškom. |
| Take the opening position shown in the diagram. |
Uzmimo otvorenu poziciju prikazanu na dijagramu. |
| It is White's move. |
Beli je na potezu. |
| Why do almost all serious players begin by moving either a central pawn or the king's knight? |
Zašto skoro svi ozbiljni igrači počinju tako što pomeraju ili centralnog pijuna ili kraljevog konja? |
| Simply because the results of millions of chess games have given these moves a better reputation than the alternatives. |
Jednostavno zato što su milioni partija šaha dali ovom potezu bolju reputaciju nego alternativa. |
| So you could say that White 'knows the secret' - except that after a handful of games have started with the same opening move, Black starts to realize that some ways of responding are better than others. |
Tako da bi se moglo reći da beli "zna tajnu", osim što nakon što je nekoliko partija počelo sa istim početnim potezom, crni počinje da shvata da su neki načini odgovora, bolji od drugih. |
| Then White comes to know what to expect from Black. |
Onda beli zna šta može očekivati od crnog. |
| Carry on this process over several centuries, bearing in mind that most chess positions contain a few potential moves that are just as good as one another (and some that are not as good but that might just throw an opponent off guard), and you will end up with enough opening theory to fill several encyclopedias. |
Ponavljajte ovaj proces kroz nekoliko vekova, imajući u vidu da većina šahovskih pozicija sadrži nekoliko potencijalnih poteza koji su jednako dobri (i nekih koji nisu ali to može da spusti gard protivniku) i dobićete dovoljno teorija o otvaranju da ispunite više enciklopedija. |
| The question is who can remember the most. |
Pitanje je ko može zapamtiti većinu. |
