A form of a non-orthodox problem first proposed by Bezel in Deutsche Schachzeitung in 1848 in which the composer aims to achieve a setting showing the maximum possible of moves of a single type, such as checks, mates, stalemates… According to Tim Krabbé, the following example could be a world record of the maximum series of cross-checks. The position has to be legal, and no promotion is allowed.
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Quotes of the Day
Chess politic is not my dream, but I will be happy when we start to change things and organize a better chess life in the world.
Anatoly Karpov 2010
Thank the stars that I have been banned by FIDE so it is very clear I have nothing to do with this mess…
Garry Kasparov 2015
I understood that through chess I could express myself and chess became my natural language.
Boris Spassky 1995
In the past twenty years Kramnik has played a few thousand games, and if you show me a position from one of them, in 90 percent of the time I will be able to tell you which game it is from.
Vishy Anand 2008
Chess needs Kasparov, he’s very important for chess, he’s a very important figure who can open a lot of doors for chess. And for Kirsan, of course, it was a joke.
Silvio Danailov 2013
