An elemental piece. A 4-1 leaper. Placed on b2 a giraffe would attack a6, c6, f3 and f1.
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Quotes of the Day
I personally believe that Karpov should have been more generous with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Kirsan is the only president in the history of FIDE, and maybe in the history of all international federations, who has contributed dozens of million dollars for the sport he loves. By the way, some of these millions went directly to Anatoly’s pocket…
George Makropoulos 2005
Kasparov’s book are the best, as far as high level analyses are concerned.
Jan Timman 1991 NIC
You only task in the opening is to reach a playable middle game.
Lajos Portisch
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov