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Name of the rows running from player to player, named for the pieces that occupy them at the start of the game. From left to right, for white, they are the queen rook file, queen knight file, queen bishop file, queen file, king file, king bishop file, king knight file and king rook file. The order, read from right to left, is correct for the black side.

Queen’s file or d-file

Good players actually use their long-term memory much more than inexperienced players, who use their short-term memory. Good players try to recall patterns. Magnus Carlsen 2016
2016
Despite the ugliness of his decline, Bobby Fischer deserves to be remembered for the great things he did for chess and for his immortal games. Garry Kasparov
2004
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up. Magnus Carlsen
The competition in the men’s tournament has grown massively over the past 20 years. Chess is becoming more and more popular, and there are no weak teams in the tournament any longer. Andrey Filatov
I think the players in this world championship are in different leagues. Karjakin is excellent—Carlsen is special. Garry Kasparov
2016

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