"The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed……" — Mikhail Botvinnik
"The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed in the '30's and '40's, was precisely what earned the Soviet masters the acclaim of chessplayers the world over. Unfortunately, it must also be noted that, for today's chessmasters, the watchword is practicality."
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Mikhail Botvinnik
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34 Quotes by Mikhail Botvinnik
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Capablanca's play produced and still produces an irresistable artistic effect. In his games a tendency towards simplicity predominated, and in…
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Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.
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Chess is the art of analysis.
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Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists
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The boy (then a 12 year old boy named Anatoly Karpov)doesn't have a clue about Chess, and there's no future…
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Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately
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Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline
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Chess, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those…
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Everything is in a state of flux, and this includes the world of Chess
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If you are going to make your mark among masters, you have to work far harder and more intensively, or,…
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Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train, in 1929.
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If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it.
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