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What is a strong in chess?
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Strong is a tournament term: an effective and well-placed piece or pawn; a potential outpost; a forceful or good move; a position having good winning chances; a highly rated player or one successful in tournaments; or a tournament having a sizable number of strong players competing, such as grandmasters. A "strong showing" refers to a player's high win ratio in a tournament. This affects how games are organized, scored, paired, or decided.
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