A mat given by a knight to a king, the adjoining squares of which are occupied by pieces of its own colour or by enemy pieces that it cannot take.
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Quotes of the Day
Politics is a team game, here it is necessary to compromise, to take into account the views of other people. As for Garry, he is quite a contentious, totalitarian person. But in general, I’m sorry that Kasparov switched to a role that does not match the scale of his personality.
Vladimir Kramnik 2015
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess. Others give only 2 percent!
Robert Fischer
He has weaknesses, as everyone does, but far fewer than those around him.
Veselin Topalov 2016
One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences.
Magnus Carlsen 2010
Looks like I’m going to raise the average age of the field and lower the average rating!
Garry Kasparov 2017