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> [Once upon a time supporters of the Steinitz-Tarrasch school had a very high opinion of a queen-side pawn majority. Modern strategy on the other hand categorically denies that such a majority is an independent factor of any importance.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/once-upon-a-time-supporters-of-the-steinitz-tarrasch-school-had-a/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

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## More by Alexander Kotov

> [I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/i-can-remember-a-case-where-capablanca-worked-out-an-impressive/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [There is no doubt that the reason for my awful oversight was over-confidence that sapped my sense of danger. So that is where to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/there-is-no-doubt-that-the-reason-for-my-awful-oversight-was-over/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [In analysing complicated variations one must examine each branch of the tree once and once only.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/in-analysing-complicated-variations-one-must-examine-each-branch-of/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [All candidate moves should be identified at once and listed in one's head. This job cannot be done piecemeal, by first examining one move…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/all-candidate-moves-should-be-identified-at-once-and-listed-in-one-s/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [Just as the pianist practices the most complicated pieces to improve the technique of his fingers, so too a grandmaster must keep his vision…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/just-as-the-pianist-practices-the-most-complicated-pieces-to-improve/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [I cannot think that a player genuinely loving the game can get pleasure just from the number of points scored no matter how impressive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/i-cannot-think-that-a-player-genuinely-loving-the-game-can-get/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [The placing of the centre pawns determines the "topography" of a game of chess.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/the-placing-of-the-centre-pawns-determines-the-topography-of-a-game/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [I soon realized that it is not enough for a master simply to analyse variations scrupulously just like an accountant. He must learn to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/i-soon-realized-that-it-is-not-enough-for-a-master-simply-to-analyse/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the point of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/after-a-great-deal-of-discussion-in-soviet-literature-about-the/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [Anyone who wishes to learn how to play chess well must make himself or herself thoroughly conversant with the play in positions where the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/anyone-who-wishes-to-learn-how-to-play-chess-well-must-make-himself/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [If you study the classic examples of endgame play you will see how the king was brought up as soon as possible even though…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/if-you-study-the-classic-examples-of-endgame-play-you-will-see-how/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [In choosing an opening plan players think most of all of harmonious development for the pieces, but sometimes leave the development of the queen…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/in-choosing-an-opening-plan-players-think-most-of-all-of-harmonious/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [Experience and the constant analysis of the most varied positions builds up a store of knowledge in a player's mind enabling him often at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/experience-and-the-constant-analysis-of-the-most-varied-positions/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [Once in a Moscow chess club I saw how two first-category players knocked pieces off the board as they were exchanged, so that the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/once-in-a-moscow-chess-club-i-saw-how-two-first-category-players/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

> [Bobby Fischer is the greatest Chess genius of all time!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alexander-kotov/bobby-fischer-is-the-greatest-chess-genius-of-all-time/)

[Alexander Kotov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alexander-kotov/)

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