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“What I wanted to tell you about Philidor was that Diderot wrote him a letter. You know Diderot?" "The French Revolution?" "Yeah. Philidor was doing blindfold exhibitions and burning out his brain, or whatever it was they thought you did in the eighteenth century. Diderot wrote him: 'It is foolish to run the risk of going mad for vanity's sake.' I think of that sometimes when I'm analyzing my ass over a chessboard.”

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Walter Tevis
Walter Tevis

Walter Tevis was an American novelist renowned for his contributions to the genres of sports and science fiction. His novel 'The Man Who Fell to Earth' is a seminal work that delves into themes of alienation and human nature. Born on February 28, 1928, in Richmond, Kentucky, Tevis passed away on August 8, 1984. more

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