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.

Thank the stars that I have been banned by FIDE so it is very clear I have nothing to do with this mess… Garry Kasparov
2015
Fischer wanted to prove that all world championship games after his victory were prearranged. He did not convince me. Vishy Anand
2008
Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Kasparov had to hate the opponent to play successfully. I belong to a different type of chess players. I’m like Keres, Spassky and Portisch. On the board we fight, but in life we get along great. Anatoly Karpov
2015
I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of Chess Siegbert Tarrasch
I never make mistakes in chess, I only have hallucinations! Vlastimil Hort
1987

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