A Fairy chess piece invented by K. Schilz in 1943 that possesses the power of one piece when advancing and of another when retreating. No hunter can move laterally.
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Quotes of the Day
Everything is very concrete nowadays. The computer often gives unnatural moves which are correct, but sometimes hard to remember. You know a line is correct, but then your forget something and lose terribly.
Daniel Stellwagen 2010
There is no room for gallantry in chess.
Irving Chernev
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
” (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
In addition to talent, Magnus has the health of a racehorse and a powerful nervous system.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015