A piece used in the Shatranj. The ancestor of the rook.
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Quotes of the Day
Now, at 51, in my life I have reach the stage between the middlegame and the endgame. But I don’t have the feeling that I am in the endgame already.
Boris Spassky 1988 NIC
Some players lose ability to think independently and rely on computers completely.
Lajos Portisch 2012
No player, however strong, no member, however large, shall stand above FIDE
Florencio Campomanes
I think I like chess. That’s the main reason that I’m able to play at a reasonably high level – that I really love chess. Always have and always will (smiles). It’s the best game in the world!
Nigel Short 2016
I can’t tell the difference between 100 zillion positions and 497 zillion positions, but if it helped Deep Blue play stronger, so be it. I was looking forward to Deep Blue boldly going where no man had gone before. 1997″
Vishy Anand