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
Carlsen will sooner or later become World Champion. I like him, he is a Monty Python fan, just like me.
Vishy Anand 2008
Chess…gives students an opportunity to think at a different level.
Dr. Chad Witherspoon 2014
If the FIDe elections were not decided by the votes of the delegates but by the world’s chess society as a whole, there would not even be a competition.
Anatoly Karpov NIC 2010
Chess is my hobby. I have been playing chess since five years old. I like to play chess, to help chess, sponsoring chess, and attract my business friends to chess in order to develop and popularize chess. Everybody has a hobby. My hobby is chess, boxing and Buddhism.
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2010
After an upsetting defeat the best psychology for the next game is a placid draw
Dr. Vidmar