The ancestror of the king. A piece used in Shatranj which moved like the king today.
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Quotes of the Day
I think I would beat Tal pretty easily. Fischer would be more difficult, but I think I could beat him too.
Magnus Carlsen
When I am White I win because I am White. When I am Black I win because I am Bogoljubov.
Efim Bogoljubov
It’s always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men
Savielly Tartakower
Chess is beautiful enough to waste your life for.
Hans Ree
Carlsen is paying far less attention to opening theory than his rivals, he is happy to go down paths that may offer no advantage yet have the benefit of dragging opponents out of their “openings book”. Once beyond the reaches of computer-aided openings, Carlsen starts to turn the screw.
Judith Polgar FT, 2014
