LIBRARIES

Among the largest and private libraries around the world can be mentioned: the Cleveland Public Library which is probably the largest in the world with more than 15,000 books, the Royal Library in The Hague with more than 13,000 items, the Kiel Library in Germany and the Victoria State Library in Melbourne. The largest private collection is owned by Lothar Schmid of Bamberg, Germany.

My chess method is without formulas, without orthodox thinking. I always explain that chess is an art and that there are no definite judgments. Lev Polugaevsky
1990 NIC
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
When I saw MVL’s position, it is like a football match where you’re 3:0 down, with two minutes to go and you’re down to 10 men! Lev Aronian
2016
Carlsen is paying far less attention to opening theory than his rivals, he is happy to go down paths that may offer no advantage yet have the benefit of dragging opponents out of their “openings book”. Once beyond the reaches of computer-aided openings, Carlsen starts to turn the screw. Judith Polgar
FT, 2014
It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men Savielly Tartakower

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