A heraldic piece displaying different identity symbols on each side. The piece may be flipped over at the close of a move (or as a move in itself) and assume its alternate identity.
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Quotes of the Day
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.
Magnus Carlsen
Chess can be described as the movement of pieces eating one another.
Marcel Duchamp
Kasparov doesn’t care about chess, but only about himself and his political goals
Kirsan Ilyumzhinov 2015
In the 70s Karpov was a darling of the Politburo or the political elite. So Kramnik is now. Just like the old days. But at least Karpov, unlike him, played in and won qualifying matches.
Veselin Topalov
I thank the Lord for not pairing me with Black against Magnus Carlsen in the first round.
Nigel Short 2017