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
When I am White I win because I am White. When I am Black I win because I am Bogoljubov.
Efim Bogoljubov
Fischer’s strength, among other things, was his ability to evolve the most efficient plan for the middlegame right after the opening.
Boris Spassky
“Chess is the struggle against the error.”
Johannes Zukertort
I am fighting for the future of chess, for the integrity of the game I love. Only when it’s clean it can grow.
Garry Kasparov 2014
Chess…gives students an opportunity to think at a different level.
Dr. Chad Witherspoon 2014