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drawish en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English draw Proto-Indo-European *-iskos Proto-Germanic *-iskaz Proto-West Germanic *-isk Old English -isċ Middle English -isch English -ish English drawish From draw + -ish.

Meanings

1. Being a game, or a particular position in a game, deemed likely to end in a draw.
   • Ding initiates the pawn exchange (19 cxb5 axb5). A couple more material exchanges follow with 20 Nf4 exf4 21 Bxc6 Bxb2 22 Qxb2 Rb8. The position is looking drawish after the abrupt liquidation. 2024 December 12, Bryan Armen Graham, “Gukesh Dommaraju defeats Ding Liren in World Chess Championship Game 14 – live updates”, in Katharine Viner, editor, The Guardian, London: Guardian News & Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Dec 2024:
   • The Petroff is considered a very drawish opening.

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