A Fairy chess piece that possesses the power of both the Queen and the Knight. This piece was also used in orthodox chess until the 18th century in Europe. Also known as a Maharaja.
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Quotes of the Day
I believe that every world champion has a greatness of his own.
Kiril Georgiev 2017
Preparation for a world championship was always an arms race, in previous times with books, then with seconds, today with computers.
Vishy Anand 2008
One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
There was a moment at the beginning when the machines were a positive, but lately we’ve being passing to the other extreme. Now it seems that a move isn’t good unless the machine says so.
Veselin Topalov 2016
It’s always more difficult to hold the title than to get it.
Vladimir Akopian 2012