American monthly chess magazine edited and founded by the World Chess Champion Wilhelm Steinitz. The monthly magazine was published in New York from 1885 to 1891. Many articles were written by the Champion himself.
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Quotes of the Day
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
” (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
Chess is a game by its form, an art by its content and a science by the difficulty of gaining mastery in it. Chess can convey as much happiness as a good book or work of music can. However, it is necessary to learn to play well and only afterwards will one experience real delight.
Tigran Petrosian
I enjoy it when I see my opponent really suffering when he knows that I’ve outsmarted him
Magnus Carlsen 2012
It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.
Mark Dvoretsky