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.

Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me … Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
2014
If the 12th game (from the match Carlsen-Karjakin)… were a restaurant dish, I would send it back to the chef. Nigel Short 2016
One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences. Magnus Carlsen
2010
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess. Others give only 2 percent! Robert Fischer
A game of chess has three phases: the opening, where you hope you stand better; the middlegame, where you think you stand better; and the ending, where you know you stand to lose. Savielly Tartakower

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