American monthly chess magazine edited and founded by the World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz. The monthly magazine was published in New York from 1885 to 1891. Many articles were written by the Champion himself.
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Quotes of the Day
” The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.”
Alexander Alekhine
In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor.
Alexander Kotov
The game of chess is turning out to be much richer than we knew-you can’t reduce it to the simple rules
Vishy Anand 2017
Good players actually use their long-term memory much more than inexperienced players, who use their short-term memory. Good players try to recall patterns.
Magnus Carlsen 2016 2016
I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of Chess
Siegbert Tarrasch