Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory, are caused by either impatience, complacency, exhaustion, or all of the above. — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory,… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
Since your mental state can have such dramatic effects on your body, obviously your physical condition can affect your mental well-being. It follows that… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
When you defend, try not to worry or become upset. Keep your cool and trust your position - it's all you've got. — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
I remember being with a girlfriend who asked me to look over some chess openings with her. I instantly fell asleep. I found that… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
Under no circumstances should you play fast if you have a winning position. Forget the clock, use all your time and make good moves. — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is probably where… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
There is nothing wrong with trying to exploit the natural human tendency to become impatient when forced to play a boring position. — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
I had a slightly inferior endgame that probably should have been drawn, but Kortchnoi kept torturing me with little threats until finally, exhausted and… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
In the Soviets' view, chess was not merely an art or a science or even a sport; it was what it had been invented… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
Typically, in the last round of open tournaments the level of play is markedly lower, the number of blunders higher. — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
