Term derived from the Yiddish (peewit) which means a bystander whose comments on a game of chess are audible to the players.
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Quotes of the Day
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
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
I think that the World Champion should try to defend the quality of play more than anyone else!
Boris Spassky
There is no room for gallantry in chess.
Irving Chernev
A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.
Rudolf Spielmann