Title given to draw specialist like Carl Schlechter, Petar Trifunovic, Tigran Petrosian, Arthur Dunkelblum, Ulf Andersson, Gennadi Sosonko, Iosif Dorfman and in the 80’s to Boris Spassky…
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Quotes of the Day
Carlsen simply plays chess well. It seems to me that in such cases people are inclined to look for some supernatural explanation, although the simplest explanation is also the most appropriate: the guy simply plays chess well.
Alexander Grischuk 2014
Fischer was the first to send me a telegram when I was in Amsterdam after I had defected, saying ‘Congratulations on the correct move’.
Vikor Kortchnoi 1986 NIC
” Oh, those exclamation points! How they erode the innocent soul of the amateur, removing all hope of allowing him to examine another player’s ideas critically!”
Tigran Petrosian
I think that ACP is a small clique, which gives power to more cliques.
Nigel Short 2016
In the 70s Karpov was a darling of the Politburo or the political elite. So Kramnik is now. Just like the old days. But at least Karpov, unlike him, played in and won qualifying matches.
Veselin Topalov