Assertion: initiative | /r/CapableOf | put the opponent
Facets:
value: on the defensive
type: OTHER
value: in the position
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: Initiative in a chess position belongs to the player who can make threats that cannot be ignored, thus putting the opponent in the position of having to spend turns responding to threats rather than creating new threats.
text: Having the initiative puts the opponent on the defensive.