It is the mark of a fine chess player to tip over his own king when he sees that defeat is inevitable, no matter how many moves remain in the game.
- quoted in A Gentleman in Moscow
Tuesday, 6 August 2024
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Quite by accident rather than design, I came across a book that tells us what we know and yet does so in a particularly persuasive way. ...
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Quite by accident rather than design, I came across a book that tells us what we know and yet does so in a particularly persuasive way. ... -
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