A fairy piece invented by C.D. Locock that moves like the Queen but halts at the square before the first man bars its path.
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Quotes of the Day
I am a totally normal guy. My father is considerably more intelligent than I am.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
.If we compare Carlsen with Anand or me or someone else, by ten criteria, he will be stronger in eight of them.
Veselin Topalov 2015
First of all, I am a mother, and only then a chessplayer
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2009
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
Botvinnik and Tal are among the best; I also like Spassky, but I think Petrosian is better than all of them. His weakness is too many draws, even against players he could beat easily. Maybe he lacks self-confidence.
Robert Fischer 1960