Advancing Quote by Pal Benko

Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory,…

— Pal Benko

Since your mental state can have such dramatic effects on your body, obviously your physical condition can affect your mental well-being. It follows that…

— Pal Benko

When you defend, try not to worry or become upset. Keep your cool and trust your position - it's all you've got.

— Pal Benko

I remember being with a girlfriend who asked me to look over some chess openings with her. I instantly fell asleep. I found that…

— Pal Benko

Under no circumstances should you play fast if you have a winning position. Forget the clock, use all your time and make good moves.

— Pal Benko

Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is probably where…

— Pal Benko

There is nothing wrong with trying to exploit the natural human tendency to become impatient when forced to play a boring position.

— Pal Benko

Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player.

— Pal Benko

I always urge players to study composed problems and endgames.

— Pal Benko

I had a slightly inferior endgame that probably should have been drawn, but Kortchnoi kept torturing me with little threats until finally, exhausted and…

— Pal Benko

In the Soviets' view, chess was not merely an art or a science or even a sport; it was what it had been invented…

— Pal Benko

Typically, in the last round of open tournaments the level of play is markedly lower, the number of blunders higher.

— Pal Benko