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what is a "choke point"?
Many times while reading about CS matches, CS maps, or watching demos, you may encounter the term "choke point." Essentially, this is a term for a map's gameplay, referencing the point in the map where the most action is taking place at one time.

A good way to imagine this is where the two teams seem to clash, and firefights begin. Some common, easy to spot, chokepoints are the center area in de_aztec, and the tunnel area in de_dust.

The Dust Tunnels - a common chokepoint