A magazine of chess composition, a body of the Dutch Union of the Chess Problems Friends- Nederlandse Bond van Problemvrienden, issued since 1944 – once in two months. The editor was Nanning in the period of 1944-56, Visserman 1957-70, Grand 1971-77, and Visben 1978-.
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Quotes of the Day
When your house is on fire, you can’t be bothered with the neighbors. Or, as we say in chess, if your King is under attack, don’t worry about losing a pawn on the queenside.
Garry Kasparov
There is no room for gallantry in chess.
Irving Chernev
School is a waste of time for me. I want to be world chess champion, and they can’t teach me anything there.
Robert Fischer 1961
It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men
Savielly Tartakower
Politics is a team game, here it is necessary to compromise, to take into account the views of other people. As for Garry, he is quite a contentious, totalitarian person. But in general, I’m sorry that Kasparov switched to a role that does not match the scale of his personality.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015