Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths.

After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired.

The fact that a knight is temporarily on the edge of the board is of no great significance.

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

No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.

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.

I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.