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isn’t ‘he blundered the bishop for two pawns (or was it deliberate boldness?)’ good usage?

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Yes, that's good, standard usage. You know you're in the presence of the new, nonstandard sense when you can substitute the word "overlook" for "blunder" with perfect synonymy.

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Spassky-Fischer, 1972, Game 1

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You got it!

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