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A fairy chess piece invented by John Driver in 1966 that move like a Queen but must always begin or end a move at the edge of the board. The piece is represented on diagrams by a Queen that has been rotated one quarter-turn anti-clockwise.

I personally believe that Karpov should have been more generous with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Kirsan is the only president in the history of FIDE, and maybe in the history of all international federations, who has contributed dozens of million dollars for the sport he loves. By the way, some of these millions went directly to Anatoly’s pocket… George Makropoulos
2005
A game of chess has three phases: the opening, where you hope you stand better; the middlegame, where you think you stand better; and the ending, where you know you stand to lose. Savielly Tartakower
Looks like I’m going to raise the average age of the field and lower the average rating! Garry Kasparov
2017
I have often written that Karpov is like an iceberg. Well, Kasparov was the Titanic. Alexander Roshal
School is a waste of time for me. I want to be world chess champion, and they can’t teach me anything there. Robert Fischer
1961

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