The Infamous Claire Chiang's Site
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My Chess Games
Yes, I'm a nerd. Many nerds play chess. Therefore, it is highly probable that I play chess. I'll put my games in the computer and add some more here when I'm bored. I'm currently searching for a smaller applet that could fit properly on my page (no more than 550 pixels wide). If anyone knows of one, I would appreciate it if you tell me by using the contact page.



















Q: What is the object of playing a gambit opening?
A: To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game.
--Siegbert Tarrasch

"Chess is like marriage. You cannot have a mate without a check."
-- Brian Wood

"The player who plays best in a tournament never wins first. He finishes second behind the guy with the most luck."
-- Saviely Tartakower

"The Oedipus variation ... sacrificing the king to win the queen."
-- Jan Jotun

"If when you play chess with a fellow Human, you find you have no anxiety, no chest pains, no sweaty brow, no uncontrollable shaking hands, give up...you’re not enjoying it!"
-- Trevor English

"A chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third, when you know you're going to lose!"
-- Saviely Tartakower

"What the chess public needs is a method of winning easily without first mastering the difficult and unnecessary technique of making good moves."
-- MacMurray