The oldest printed work on openings published in Spain in 1484. No more copies are known to exist.
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Quotes of the Day
I don’t believe that Garry likes making decisions by democratic procedures. When there is a decision that he doesn’t like, he just turns against this organization.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
Despite the ugliness of his decline, Bobby Fischer deserves to be remembered for the great things he did for chess and for his immortal games.
Garry Kasparov 2004
Fischer’s strength, among other things, was his ability to evolve the most efficient plan for the middlegame right after the opening.
Boris Spassky
The Golden Age, when machines were weak and my hair was strong!
Garry Kasparov 2017
Chess is respected in culture and education, but our organization is far behind. FIDE must lead, not drag chess down.
Garry Kasparov 2014