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In the Soviets' view, chess was not merely an art or a science or even a sport; it was what it had…
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Under no circumstances should you play fast if you have a winning position. Forget the clock, use all your time and make…
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I always urge players to study composed problems and endgames.
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Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance…
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There is no doubt that Bronstein's shrewd understanding of chess psychology was crucial to his success. Without it, his impetuous style and…
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Sometimes players need to gain time on the clock by repeating the position, but most often its purpose is to wear down…
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I had a slightly inferior endgame that probably should have been drawn, but Kortchnoi kept torturing me with little threats until finally,…
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There is nothing wrong with trying to exploit the natural human tendency to become impatient when forced to play a boring position.
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Since your mental state can have such dramatic effects on your body, obviously your physical condition can affect your mental well-being. It…
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According to such great attacking players as Bronstein and Tal, most combinations are inspired by the player's memories of earlier games.
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Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is…
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The business of the endgame is maneuvring to control critical squares, advancing or blockading passed pawns, preparing a breakthrough by the king,…
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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
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Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple,…
— Bobby Fischer
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The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of…
— Michael Stean
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The middlegame I repeat is chess itself, chess with all its possibilities, its attacks, defences, sacrifices, etc.
— Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
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The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is…
— Aron Nimzowitsch
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I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middlegame.
— Unknown Author
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A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without…
— Paul Keres
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Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is…
— Pal Benko
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Even in the heat of a middlegame battle the master still has to bear in mind the outlines of a possible future…
— David Bronstein
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In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.
— Aron Nimzowitsch
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Titled players appeared to be trotting out game after game in which the same old hoary opening sequences, memorized out to fifteen,…
— Steve Lopez
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My forte was the middlegame. I had a good feeling for the critical moments of the play. This undoubtedly compensated for my…
— Boris Spassky
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