British Monthly Magazine Vol. 1-Vol.2 (no.1-18), from January
1853 until June 1854. Publisher London,C.J.Skeat, 1853-4. Editor Daniel Harrwitz.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middle-game!
David Janowski
Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.
Irving Chernev
We must finish once and for all with the neutrality of chess. We must condemn once and for all the formula “chess for the sake of chess”, like the formula “art for art’s sake”. We must organize shock brigades of chess-players, and begin immediate realization of a Five-Year Plan for chess.
Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko
Karpov is the official World Champion, but I’m not sure what that really means.
Jan Timman 1993
Despite the ugliness of his decline, Bobby Fischer deserves to be remembered for the great things he did for chess and for his immortal games.
Garry Kasparov 2004