Term derived from the Yiddish (peewit) which means a bystander whose comments on a game of chess are audible to the players.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
Time trouble is blunder time.
Alexander Kotov
I’ve been playing chess professionally for 35 years! It’s a long time, and when people can still say that they enjoy my chess, that’s great.
Nigel Short 2016
First of all, I am a mother, and only then a chessplayer
Ketevan Arakhamia-Grant 2009
Tal develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere.
David Bronstein
According to my experiences, in key events, normally the games’ quality is not as high as other major events. Most brilliant games are not found in championships at present.
Garry Kasparov 2014