E.C.O.

Abbreviation for Encyclopaedia of Chess Opening. The first Informant Chess Encyclopedia was released in the middle of the 70’s by Aleksandar Matanović and his team. There are five volumes covering the full ECO code. The 4th edition was in sale in 2008.

Botvinnik and Tal are among the best; I also like Spassky, but I think Petrosian is better than all of them. His weakness is too many draws, even against players he could beat easily. Maybe he lacks self-confidence. Robert Fischer
1960
I think I like chess. That’s the main reason that I’m able to play at a reasonably high level – that I really love chess. Always have and always will (smiles). It’s the best game in the world! Nigel Short
2016
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it. Robert Fischer
1971
Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for. Hans Ree
The game of chess is turning out to be much richer than we knew-you can’t reduce it to the simple rules Vishy Anand
2017

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