A numeric approximation of a player’s strength. (see ELO)
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Quotes of the Day
In addition to talent, Magnus has the health of a racehorse and a powerful nervous system.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made.
Savielly Tartakower
Some twenty years ago an English journalist complained that in sports, only chess and marbles were above suspicion. One wonders what has happened in the world of marbles.
Hans Ree
Tal develops all his pieces in the centre and then sacrifices them somewhere.
David Bronstein
.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