ALFIL

Arabic for elephant. Also a Bishop in Spanish. A (2,2) leaper. Found in shatranj and replaced in chess, in Europe, by the bishop around 1500.

Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me. Silvio Danailov
2014
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
You only task in the opening is to reach a playable middle game. Lajos Portisch
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game! David Janowski
Chess is my hobby. I have been playing chess since five years old. I like to play chess, to help chess, sponsoring chess, and attract my business friends to chess in order to develop and popularize chess. Everybody has a hobby. My hobby is chess, boxing and Buddhism. Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
2010

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