ISLE OF LEWIS CHESSMEN

A unique collection of carved chessman, part of a hoard of walrus ivory discovered in 1831 buried in the sandbank of the Isle of Lewis.

School is a waste of time for me. I want to be world chess champion, and they can’t teach me anything there. Robert Fischer
1961
Carlsen: “I ran out of steam towards the end but fortunately I played better than he did” Magnus Carlsen
2017
I can’t tell the difference between 100 zillion positions and 497 zillion positions, but if it helped Deep Blue play stronger, so be it. I was looking forward to Deep Blue boldly going where no man had gone before. 1997″ Vishy Anand
Who was the greatest chess player? If chess is an art, Alekhine. If chess is a science, Capablanca. If chess is a struggle, Lasker. Saviely Tartakower
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

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