The side of the board on which the queen resides at the start of a game, including the d, c, b, and a files.
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Quotes of the Day
” Chess is most certainly not my life.”
Tony Miles
First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game
Siegbert Tarrasch
Looks like I’m going to raise the average age of the field and lower the average rating!
Garry Kasparov 2017
Good players actually use their long-term memory much more than inexperienced players, who use their short-term memory. Good players try to recall patterns.
Magnus Carlsen 2016 2016
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski