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Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Big-Time Chess Quote: Guess Important Moment in World Chess Champ Vishy Anand's Career!

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012

Hi everyone,

Your chess quote of the day with a question: World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand said the following after an important game in his career. Can you recall the game, the event, and the opponent?

"I did not expect that I would manage to win and now I am very, very happy. I am so pleased that I have managed to level the scores, that for the moment I am not thinking about tomorrow's tie-break. I will think about it later."
You can replay the game mentioned with Chess King.

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Monday, August 20, 2012

Chess Quote/Puzzle Trivia: Who Said "I Can Still Bite..."

Chess blog for latest chess news and chess trivia (c) Alexandra Kosteniuk, 2012

Hi everyone,

You have one guess for who said the following quote:


"I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone's hand off if he puts it in my mouth."

A game from the person who said the above chess quote. The second part of the chess quote/puzzle is this position: Can you guess who played this game and what would you have played here as White?


For the answers go on to the Chess King site for the full game and the answer. Have fun with chess and have fun training with Chess King.

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