It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.

Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable.

Bulgaria is the first state that has been awarded for its excellent fight against iodine deficiency by UNICEF.

I didn't picture myself as even a grandmaster, to say nothing of aspiring to the chess crown. This was not because I was timid - I wasn't - but because I simply lived in one world, and the grandmasters existed in a completely different one. People like that were not really even people, but like gods or mythical heroes.

Children can take lessons in that school via the Internet and can score extra points like e.g. in Geography or History. That sounds very promising and is a fantastic basis for future steps.

This whole fuss did not only damage Fischer's image, but that of the USA as well. The way the Americans treated one of their most popular citizens did not make a positive impression worldwide.

The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this.