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“The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing”

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Any opening is good enough, if its reputation is bad enough.

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The first essential for an attack is the will to attack.

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Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory.

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No one ever won a game by resigning.

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I never defeated a healthy opponent.

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In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness.

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A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move.

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An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.

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The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.

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Like the alchemist of old, for ever searching for the philosopher's stone, the analyst to-day never stops looking for stronger moves to prevent the…

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Psychologically, the choice of an appropriate opening is of the utmost importance for a player's success in a tournament.

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It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.

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