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I play the game for the game’s own sake.
\n<\/em><\/strong>Sherlock Holmes in The Adventure of the Bruce-Partington Plans<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I am not a great chess player, but I do enjoy playing chess, watching those more accomplished play the game, tackling mathematical chess puzzles, and reading about chess. This page is devoted to a game that often amazes and humbles me. Read on to learn more!<\/p>\n

Then she brought the chessboard and played with him; but Sharrkan, instead of looking at her moves, kept gazing at her fair mouth, and putting knight in place of elephant and elephant<\/a> instead of knight. She laughed and said to him, “If thy play be after this fashion, thou knowest naught of the game.” “This is only our first,” replied he, “judge not by this bout.” When she beat him he replaced the pieces in position and played again with her; but she beat him a second time, a third, a fourth and a fifth.<\/strong>
\nThe Book of The Thousand Nights and A Night
\n<\/a>Richard F. Burton<\/em>
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To learn about the rules of chess, chess notation, tactics, and more, visit these sites.<\/p>\n