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
Sport can make girls feel more stronger, more stable and you can fight in the future when you enter the society. It is a really good quality for a girl and I think sports are a good way to generate your personality which is really important.
Hou Yifan 2016
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
First of all, I am a mother, and only then a chessplayer
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2009
Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can. However, it is necessary to learn to play well and only afterwards will one experience real delight.
Tigran Petrosian
I am a totally normal guy. My father is considerably more intelligent than I am.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
