The portion of the game between the opening and the endgame.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
Some players lose ability to think independently and rely on computers completely.
Lajos Portisch 2012
The duty of a World Champion is not only to play games but also to explain to the public why he is winning
Garry Kasparov NIC 1989
We must finish once and for all with the neutrality of chess. We must condemn once and for all the formula “chess for the sake of chess”, like the formula “art for art’s sake”. We must organize shock brigades of chess-players, and begin immediate realization of a Five-Year Plan for chess.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko
After losing a game I play the next one better. After losing the 2nd game I play like a lion. After 3 defeats in a row, anyone can beat me!
Eduard Gufeld
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik 2015