The alleged Goddess of Chess. The Muse of Chess, the creation of Sir William Jones (1746-1794). He wrote a poem entitled Caissa in 1763, and published in 1772. The poem starts by describing the pieces and their moves and goes on to tell of the origin of the game.
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Quotes of the Day
The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games but also to explain to the public why he is winning
Garry Kasparov NIC 1989
A game of chess has three phases: the opening, where you hope you stand better; the middlegame, where you think you stand better; and the ending, where you know you stand to lose.
Savielly Tartakower
The game of chess is turning out to be much richer than we knew-you can’t reduce it to the simple rules
Vishy Anand 2017
I believe motivation is one of the most important things one has to have after playing for many years. Chess is a very complete, well thought-out game, which is why people have been playing it since ancient times.
Judith Polgar
Every chessmaster was once a beginner.
Irving Chernev
