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- The king, which during the opening and middlegame stage is often a burden because it has to be defended, becomes in the… — Jose Raul Capablanca
- Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple,… — Bobby Fischer
- The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of… — Michael Stean
- The middlegame I repeat is chess itself, chess with all its possibilities, its attacks, defences, sacrifices, etc. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
- The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is… — Aron Nimzowitsch
- I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middlegame. — Unknown Author
- A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without… — Paul Keres
- Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is… — Pal Benko
- Even in the heat of a middlegame battle the master still has to bear in mind the outlines of a possible future… — David Bronstein
- In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors. — Aron Nimzowitsch
- Titled players appeared to be trotting out game after game in which the same old hoary opening sequences, memorized out to fifteen,… — Steve Lopez
- My forte was the middlegame. I had a good feeling for the critical moments of the play. This undoubtedly compensated for my… — Boris Spassky