An elemental piece. A 4-1 leaper. Placed on b2 a giraffe would attack a6, c6, f3 and f1.
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Quotes of the Day
Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.
Irving Chernev
” Oh, those exclamation points! How they erode the innocent soul of the amateur, removing all hope of allowing him to examine another player’s ideas critically!”
Tigran Petrosian
I still think people can learn at any age – I’m actually sure about that. It’s just that the ceiling is lower for how far you want to go.
Magnus Carlsen 2016
In the past twenty years Kramnik has played a few thousand games, and if you show me a position from one of them, in 90 percent of the time I will be able to tell you which game it is from.
Vishy Anand 2008
I think the players in this world championship are in different leagues. Karjakin is excellent—Carlsen is special.
Garry Kasparov 2016
