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
Everything is very concrete nowadays. The computer often gives unnatural moves which are correct, but sometimes hard to remember. You know a line is correct, but then your forget something and lose terribly.
Daniel Stellwagen 2010
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
Chess…gives students an opportunity to think at a different level.
Dr. Chad Witherspoon 2014
When you see a good move, look for a better one
Emanuel Lasker
What am I doing in this pool of piranhas?
Nigel Short 2017