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A symbol for captures, used both in algebraic notation and descriptive notation. (For example, e4xf5 is the algebraic notation while PxP is the descriptive notation).

Petrosian would never have beaten me if he had played like that in 1963. Mikhail Botvinnik
1966
What am I doing in this pool of piranhas? Nigel Short
2017
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
Chess should not become an obsession. Otherwise there’s a danger that you will slide off into a parallel world, that you lose your sense of reality, get lost in the infinite cosmos of the game. You become crazy. Magnus Carlsen
2010
I still think people can learn at any age – I’m actually sure about that. It’s just that the ceiling is lower for how far you want to go. Magnus Carlsen
2016

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