The pawn sitting in front of one’s queen at the start of the game.
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Quotes of the Day
To Put It Mildly, I Have Not a Bit of Respect For Topalov
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
.If we compare Carlsen with Anand or me or someone else, by ten criteria, he will be stronger in eight of them.
Veselin Topalov 2015
First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game
Siegbert Tarrasch
When you see a good move, look for a better one
Emanuel Lasker
I personally believe that Karpov should have been more generous with Kirsan Ilyumzhinov. Kirsan is the only president in the history of FIDE, and maybe in the history of all international federations, who has contributed dozens of million dollars for the sport he loves. By the way, some of these millions went directly to Anatoly’s pocket…
George Makropoulos 2005
