At first it was game played between two teams of two or more players then more recently with the Internet technology one players against an unlimited number of players like Kasparov who played and won the Rest of the World in 2000. One record at the time was a consultation game with 10 players played in September 1921 between Alekhine, Saemish, Steiner, Tartakower and Vadja against Abonyi, Bogoljubov, Grunfeld, Kostic and Steck. The first team with white pieces won the game in 32 moves.
(below: a consultation game played in 2003 between Anatoly Karpov with Black and Vishy Anand and X)
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Quotes of the Day
Whatever opinions people might have about Ilyumzhinov, I am sure that exactly those accusations by the US authorities are far-fetched. It looks more like a revenge for the 2014 FIDE elections which Kasparov lost to Ilyumzhinov by a wide margin.
Vladimir Kramnik 2016
Who was the greatest chess player? If chess is an art, Alekhine. If chess is a science, Capablanca. If chess is a struggle, Lasker.
Saviely Tartakower
When I play well, I don’t win!
Maxime Vachier Lagrave 2017
When you see a good move, look for a better one
Emanuel Lasker
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
