X-Nico

unusual facts about White and Black in chess


Looking-Glass Land

The land is contested by two competing factions, the Reds and the Whites.


Four Knights Game

In this period ambitious players explored the Ruy Lopez, believing it a better attempt for White to exploit the advantage of the first move.

Jón Loftur Árnason

Just a year later, playing in a telex match for Iceland against England, he drew as Black against Jonathan Mestel, an established master.


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