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“Just reading about the various opinions concerning the conduct of the recent championship matches convinces me that the only thing to which two chessplayers could agree is that a third one is over-rated.”

Quote by Arpad Elo

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Arpad Elo, born on August 25, 1903 in Hungary and died on November 5, 1992, was a renowned chess player and theorist. He is best known for his contribution to the development of the chess rating system. more

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