Chessplayer

But he was considered the world's best chessplayer from 1866, when he defeated Adolf Anderssen, to 1894, when he lost to Emanuel Lasker. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As Kasparov and Spassky no longer play competitive chess, they will be replaced on August 23 by Judit Polgár, by far the strongest female chessplayer in history, and Werner Hug, former junior world champion and a member of Zurich chess club. ❋ Jan (2009)

The No. 1 female chessplayer in the world is still GM Judit Polgar. ❋ Jan (2009)

Right now: Palin a great choice, shows McCain as an insightful, decisive leader, master chessplayer, with the right stuff for America. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Mr. Totaro is a chessplayer, collector of chess memorabilia and author. ❋ Jan (2009)

As a chessplayer you should know that what is obvious is often untrue. ❋ Unknown (2009)

On March 10, 2005, I played my last game of competitive chess after three decades as a professional chessplayer. ❋ Unknown (2007)

If he dumps her: Dumping a great choice, shows McCain as an insightful, decisive leader, master chessplayer, with the right stuff for America. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Is it patriotism and loyalty to her home country that keeps her from doing so, despite what I can't help but see would be more lucrative opportunities playing for the US as a young, beautiful and highly-rated female chessplayer? ❋ Jan (2009)

This is not a dis on the young champion chessplayer, but a dis on people who evidently deliberately omitted key information from their reports when they picked up the original reports out of Canada and republished them in modified form, thus, at best, causing confusion and, at worst, doing it for political reasons. ❋ Jan (2008)

His personal tragedy aside, however, Fischer may well have been the greatest chessplayer who ever lived, and his great games will long be played, replayed, and studied. ❋ Grrm (2008)

Contradiction, right there, planning in depth for eventualities that only an obsessive, chessplayer-type mind could imagine coming about. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Here'e another former chessplayer who's now making a good living playing pro poker! ❋ Jan (2008)

Mostly I skip through Chess Life, because I do not play through any of the games or read any of the analysis, not being a "serious" chessplayer but a hopeless case -- my interest in chess stems from admiration for the people who actually play the game for something other than occasional amusement! ❋ Jan (2008)

My brief six-month stint as a would-be chessplayer was behind me by this time, but it seemed as if EVERYONE had the name of BF on their lips. ❋ Jan (2008)

As a pretty good chessplayer myself, I can recognize zugzwang when I see it. ❋ Ron Buckmire (2005)