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Capablanca Quote by Max Euwe

“Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which…” quote by Max Euwe — Download Open image

“Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and other simple positions which respond to technique rather than to imagination.”

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I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca!

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Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique.

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No one has ever played these endgames with such elegant ease as Capablanca.

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