Latin for “we are one family,” it is FIDE’s official motto since the 1950’s.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
” (about Lasker) For me, this personality, notwithstanding his fundamentally optimistic attitude, had a tragic note. The enormous mental resilience, without which no chess player can exist, was so much taken up by chess that he could never free his mind of this game, even when he was occupied by philosophical and humanitarian questions.”
Albert Einstein
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
I’ve been playing chess professionally for 35 years! It’s a long time, and when people can still say that they enjoy my chess, that’s great.
Nigel Short 2016
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
Tactics is what you do when there is something to do; strategy is what you do when there is nothing to do.
Savielly Tartakower
