There were no universal accepted laws of chess in the XIX century until the British chess code was compiled and released by Rev. E.E. Cunnington in 1903.
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Quotes of the Day
When Korchnoi was living in the USSR I called him ‘hero of socialist labour’; when he moved to the West I renamed him ‘hero of capitalist labour’!
Boris Spassky
Ten years ago I said that 2010 would be the end, chess would be exhausted. But it is not true, chess will not die so quickly.
Vishy Anand 2008
it would have been a debacle if Karjakin had become the 17th World Champion.
Garry Kasparov 2016
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
” Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Marcel Duchamp