LEO

A fairy chess piece introduced by T.R. Dawson that moves like a normal queen except when capturing. To capture a piece, the Leo must jump over it, landing on any square that is directly in its path.

Of chess it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess. Irving Chernev
FIDE is now a political organization. And being a political organization, it, of course, means that people in FIDE have some other interests – that is, to sit in their positions for the next hundred years. Silvio Danailov
2016
If the 12th game (from the match Carlsen-Karjakin)… were a restaurant dish, I would send it back to the chef. Nigel Short 2016
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
When I see the Berlin defence, I am almost happy that I am not longer a top player! Nigel Short
2016

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