The first English newspaper to publish a chess column, which lasted from 9 July 1813 to 20 August 1814.
ECHESSPEDIA
Quotes of the Day
It’s always more difficult to hold the title than to get it.
Vladimir Akopian 2012
Agon was just sold for one pound and the reputation of Ilyumzhinov’s FIDE is worth even less than that.
Garry Kasparov 2014
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.
Alexander Kotov
Petrosian would never have beaten me if he had played like that in 1963.
Mikhail Botvinnik 1966
Fischer was the first to send me a telegram when I was in Amsterdam after I had defected, saying ‘Congratulations on the correct move’.
Vikor Kortchnoi 1986 NIC