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A symbol for captures, used both in algebraic notation and descriptive notation. (For example, e4xf5 is the algebraic notation while PxP is the descriptive notation).

Everything is very concrete nowadays. The computer often gives unnatural moves which are correct, but sometimes hard to remember. You know a line is correct, but then your forget something and lose terribly. Daniel Stellwagen
2010
My chess method is without formulas, without orthodox thinking. I always explain that chess is an art and that there are no definite judgments. Lev Polugaevsky
1990 NIC
You can’t look too annoyed or they’ll look for the mistake you’ve made. A lot of the time it’s about looking for these opportunities and if you give them a clue, the good players will find it. Magnus Carlsen
2016
Carlsen will sooner or later become World Champion. I like him, he is a Monty Python fan, just like me. Vishy Anand
2008
Karpov Lost, Kasparov Lost, the Only One Who Remained Is Me … Kirsan Ilyumzhinov
2014

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