In chess composition, an alignment of Chessmen identical to the formation of a battery except that two attacking men are interposed between other piece and enemy King.
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Quotes of the Day
” Chess is most certainly not my life.”
Tony Miles
Ten years ago I said that 2010 would be the end, chess would be exhausted. But it is not true, chess will not die so quickly.
Vishy Anand 2008
” Kasparov was like Samson, but his hair has been shorn (2000).”
Nathan Divinsky
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky
Parapsychology? That’s a bunch of bananas. Korchnoi believes in that. He is still playing his game with the ghost of Geza Maroczy.
Nathan Divinsky 2004