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You know that the pictures of the guys youre showing all got killed by a much smaller force? 

Haha, that movie was mainly fiction. The image is the pop version of the Persian Immortals, an elite force by any standard.

“If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he’s worse off.” – Nigel Short

“It is always better to sacrifice your opponent’s men.” – Savielly Tartakower

“Of chess, it has been said that life is not long enough for it, but that is the fault of life, not chess.” – William Napier

Alexander Alekhine (1892-1946) was a heavy drinker. He was sometimes called "Ale-and-Wine" because of his drinking habits. In 1936, Alekhine quit smoking in preparation for playing Max Euwe (1901-1981) in the return world championship match!

In 1549 the Protohierarch Sylvester (chaplain to Ivan the Terrible) wrote that those who play chess shall go to hell and be accursed on earth. This was documented in his work Domostroi (Household Goverment), a book of principles of family life. This was the first printed book in Moscow!

People who frequently play Chess are already accustomed to hell.

) Truer words have rarely been spoken!

In 1916, the disaster of World War I took a toll on chess players and prizes. Dr. Siegbert Tarrasch (1862-1934) and Jacques Mieses (1865-1954) played a chess match in Berlin in which the prize was a half-pound of butter. Tarrasch won the match and the butter with 7 wins, 2 losses, and 4 draws!

In June 1995, Gilberto Rodriquez-Orejuela was arrested in Columbia for illegal importation of 200 metric tons of cocaine over the past 10 years. He was known as “the chess player”.

In 1971, engineer and inventor Louis Statham (1907-1983) sponsored the Louis D. Statham Masters tournaments in Lone Pine, California. The event had a $45,000 prize fund, paid by Statham.  He paid for all the travel and living expenses for all participants. He sponsored his tournament in Lone Pine from 1971 to 1981. He built the $300,000 Lone Pine Town Hall for his chess tournaments and donated it to the city.

“One doesn’t have to play well, it’s enough to play better than your opponent.” – Siegbert Tarrasch

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