A fairy piece introduced by T. R. Dawson which moves like a bishop and lands on any square that is directly in its path. The vao can move without capturing, when it moves like an orthodox bishop.
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Quotes of the Day
I understood that through chess I could express myself and chess became my natural language.
Boris Spassky 1995
After an upsetting defeat the best psychology for the next game is a placid draw
Dr. Vidmar
Magnus is playing fantastic and I play like I always play, pretty badly
Anish Giri 2017
I believe motivation is one of the most important things one has to have after playing for many years. Chess is a very complete, well thought-out game, which is why people have been playing it since ancient times.
Judith Polgar
” Oh, those exclamation points! How they erode the innocent soul of the amateur, removing all hope of allowing him to examine another player’s ideas critically!”
Tigran Petrosian