A 64-square uncheckered gaming board used in India as early as the 2nd century B.C. and borrowed for chess.
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Quotes of the Day
” Chess is most certainly not my life.”
Tony Miles
Carlsen: “I ran out of steam towards the end but fortunately I played better than he did”
Magnus Carlsen 2017
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.
Magnus Carlsen
Man has no chance to win against the modern computer. And, by and large, a confrontation between two individuals is more interesting.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.
Savielly Tartakower