Chess Quote by Mikhail Tal

“As long as my opponent has not yet castled, on each move I seek a pretext for an offensive. Even when I realize that the king is not in danger.”

Mikhail Tal

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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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I can take care of myself! But the "external barriers", my opponents, do indeed concern me.

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“Young man, consider that the train has left, and all you can do is loudly slam the door in farewell.”

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“...That is my biography from the first day of my chess life to the present. JOURNALIST. And your plans. PLAYER. To play!”

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