GREEK GIFT

Term given to the Bishop sacrifice on h7 (unmoved) without Knight on f6 or e8. First shown by Polerio in the 16^th century.

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when their are only wasting their time. Bernard Shaw
Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me. Silvio Danailov
2014
Chess needs Kasparov, he’s very important for chess, he’s a very important figure who can open a lot of doors for chess. And for Kirsan, of course, it was a joke. Silvio Danailov
2013
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book! Robert Fischer
September, 1 1992
Kasparov is great as a chess player, but all his attempts to prove himself as an organizer – let’s say, is beyond the champion’s level. Boris Gelfand
2016

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