There were no universal accepted laws of chess in the XIX century until the British chess code was compiled and released by Rev. E.E. Cunnington in 1903.
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Quotes of the Day
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess. Others give only 2 percent!
Robert Fischer
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
Looks like I’m going to raise the average age of the field and lower the average rating!
Garry Kasparov 2017
Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for.
Hans Ree
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else!
Boris Spassky