A Fairy Chess in which the edges of the board are imagined to be joined like a cylinder. Piece can move from one side to the other without crossing the centre of the board. So, 1. e4 e5 2. Nf3 g5 3. c3 is checkmate.
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Quotes of the Day
I believe motivation is one of the most important things one has to have after playing for many years. Chess is a very complete, well thought-out game, which is why people have been playing it since ancient times.
Judith Polgar
Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can. However, it is necessary to learn to play well and only afterwards will one experience real delight.
Tigran Petrosian
We lost the crowns of World Champions, it is sad, of course. But if you look at the rating list of top 100 players, Russia is still dominating. However, the competition is constantly growing stronger.
Arkady Dvorkovich 2011
Fischer’s strength, among other things, was his ability to evolve the most efficient plan for the middlegame right after the opening.
Boris Spassky
It’s always more difficult to hold the title than to get it.
Vladimir Akopian 2012