A chess player who does not think and whose main accomplishment is pushing the wooden pieces around the board.
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Quotes of the Day
My relation with Korchnoi depends on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish.
Anatoly Karpov 2005
I will be World Champion, if not now I will be World Champion later, but of course better now!
Sergey Karjakin 2016
Carlsen simply plays chess well. It seems to me that in such cases people are inclined to look for some supernatural explanation, although the simplest explanation is also the most appropriate: the guy simply plays chess well.
Alexander Grischuk 2014
When I am White I win because I am White. When I am Black I win because I am Bogoljubov.
Efim Bogoljubov
I believe motivation is one of the most important things one has to have after playing for many years. Chess is a very complete, well thought-out game, which is why people have been playing it since ancient times.
Judith Polgar