A general term for the game starting with 1.e4-e5.
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Quotes of the Day
School is a waste of time for me. I want to be world chess champion, and they can’t teach me anything there.
Robert Fischer 1961
For goodness’ sake, how could Kasparov, after all his matches against Karpov, support him in the FIDE President elections? What sort of unprincipled person do you have to be? I would never understand that.
Viktor Korchnoi 2012
Chess is respected in culture and education, but our organization is far behind. FIDE must lead, not drag chess down.
Garry Kasparov 2014
My relation with Korchnoi depends on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish.
Anatoly Karpov 2005
I am a totally normal guy. My father is considerably more intelligent than I am.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
