LIVERPOOL MERCURY

The first English newspaper to publish a chess column, which lasted from 9 July 1813 to 20 August 1814.

Thank the stars that I have been banned by FIDE so it is very clear I have nothing to do with this mess… Garry Kasparov
2015
Kramnik was the luckiest man in the history of chess. He never won a single cycle, he got all the matches that he played for political reasons. Veselin Topalov
2014
” Oh, those exclamation points! How they erode the innocent soul of the amateur, removing all hope of allowing him to examine another player’s ideas critically!” Tigran Petrosian
Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for. Hans Ree
Fischer wanted to prove that all world championship games after his victory were prearranged. He did not convince me. Vishy Anand
2008

error: Content is protected !!