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Related: Culture Forums, Support Forums"Knights on the Rim are Dim" and other Chess rules.
If you're a chess player you might remember that quote. I also remember another one: "A rook on the 7th (rank) is like a bone in the throat"
Are there any chess players here? Do you play online?
"Laws of Chess do not allow a free choice: you have to move maybe you like it or not
-Lasker
lastlib
(23,233 posts)...has the power to make men happy." --Grandmaster Siegbert Tarrasch
Yes, AVID chessplayer here, although I don't play online--I just don't devote the time to it. Much prefer over-the-board play with live people I can see.
thomski64
(454 posts)..one on a corner square, only 2
move. It demonstrates the importance of the center of the board. Chess.com is free , there are tens of millions of players, worldwide.
perfessor
(266 posts)Also forks, skewers, x-rays and check-offs.
Morphy - The pride and sorrow
Capablanca - the Cuban genius
Tal - the wizard of Riga
And Magnus, simply the GOAT
You can find me on Lichess several times a week.
Cheers!
Buttoneer
(265 posts)brush
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Back in the '70s. Ever heard of it?
perfessor
(266 posts)I got it from the library, probably my first exposure to chess literature.