A Fairy piece that assumes the powers of the last piece moved by the opponent. It cannot move into check and cannot capture a guarded man.
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Quotes of the Day
Some players lose ability to think independently and rely on computers completely.
Lajos Portisch 2012
It is true, in chess so far that men and women cannot be on the same level from an economic situation, but there can always be a more reasonable way to combine the financial part and the players’ situation.
Hou Yifan 2016
In the past twenty years Kramnik has played a few thousand games, and if you show me a position from one of them, in 90 percent of the time I will be able to tell you which game it is from.
Vishy Anand 2008
Petrosian would never have beaten me if he had played like that in 1963.
Mikhail Botvinnik 1966
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