A performance of a chess game with living pieces. A traditional event since 1954 in Morostica, Italy. The Sultan Mohammed is said to have played the first game at Grenada in 1408. Botvinnik drew with Riumin in 1962 and in 1962 with Smyslov.
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Quotes of the Day
” Chess is most certainly not my life.”
Tony Miles
After losing a game I play the next one better. After losing the 2nd game I play like a lion. After 3 defeats in a row, anyone can beat me!
Eduard Gufeld
Never felt more like singin’ the blues, cos I never thought that I’d ever lose…
Vladimir Kramnik 2017
Fischer’s strength, among other things, was his ability to evolve the most efficient plan for the middlegame right after the opening.
Boris Spassky
He has weaknesses, as everyone does, but far fewer than those around him.
Veselin Topalov 2016