Puzzles shared by club members
A selection of puzzles shared by Lichfield members. Updated regularly.
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Famous Games
Some of the most famous games from chess history.
Chess game viewer: "The Opera Game": Morphy vs. Duke Karl / Count Isouard, 1858 — auto-renders on publish
Chess game viewer: Garry Kasparov vs. Vesilin Topalov, Wijk aan Zee 1999 — auto-renders on publish
Chess Quotes
Helpful or witty observations from Chess Masters through the ages.
“When you see a good move, look for a better one.” (Emanuel Lasker)
“The Pin is mightier than the sword.” (Fred Reinfeld)
"The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made." (Savielly Tartakower)
"The hardest game to win is a won game." (Emanuel Lasker)
“Half the variations which are calculated in a tournament game turn out to be completely superfluous. Unfortunately, no one knows in advance which half.” (Jan Timman)
"It’s an entire world of just 64 squares. I feel safe in it. I can control it. I can dominate it." (Beth Harman - 'The Queen's Gambit')
“The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.” (Savielly Tartakower)
"A good player is always lucky." (Jose Raul Capablanca)
“If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he’s worse off.” (Nigel Short)
“Every chess master was once a beginner.” (Irving Chernev)