A 64-square uncheckered gaming board used in India as early as the 2nd century B.C. and borrowed for chess.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men
Savielly Tartakower
” Chess is most certainly not my life.”
Tony Miles
” The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.”
Alexander Alekhine
We lost the crowns of World Champions, it is sad, of course. But if you look at the rating list of top 100 players, Russia is still dominating. However, the competition is constantly growing stronger.
Arkady Dvorkovich 2011
Every chessmaster was once a beginner.
Irving Chernev