Quote of the day
The liberty of man consists solely in this: that he obeys natural laws because he has himself recognized them as such, and not because they have been externally imposed upon him by any extrinsic will whatever, divine or human, collective or individual.
Leonid Shamkovich
Born: June 1, 1923
Died: April 22, 2005 (aged 81)
Bio: Leonid Aleksandrovich Shamkovich was a chess Grandmaster, and chess writer.
Known for:
- Kasparov's opening repertoire (1990)
- Saving Lost Positions (1987)
- Play the Tarrasch (1984)
- The Gruenfeld Defense (1997)