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.

First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game Siegbert Tarrasch
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book! Robert Fischer
September, 1 1992
It’s always more difficult to hold the title than to get it. Vladimir Akopian
2012
Carlsen will sooner or later become World Champion. I like him, he is a Monty Python fan, just like me. Vishy Anand
2008
After the 2nd game I could have returned to Moscow. There was only one way I could have won this match. Boris Spassky (1974)

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