Leonid Shamkovich famous quotes

The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon.
-- Leonid Shamkovich

#Chess #Arena #Uncommon

In modern praxis lost positions are salvaged most often when the play is highly complicated with many sharp dynamic variations to be calculated.
-- Leonid Shamkovich

#Play #Variation #Chess

A great chess player always has a very good memory.
-- Leonid Shamkovich

#Success #Memories #Player

Lack of proper endgame technique allows many players to escape from lost positions, even without any spectacular play on their part.
-- Leonid Shamkovich

#Player #Technique #Chess

A real sacrifice involves a radical change in the character of a game which cannot be effected without foresight, fantasy, and the willingness to risk.
-- Leonid Shamkovich

#Real #Character #Sacrifice

Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable.
-- Leonid Shamkovich

#Sacrifice #Objectivity #Temptation

The proper timing of an attacking plan is a difficult matter which places great strain on a player's nerves. Mastery of this art is required for success in the international arena, but perfect mastery eludes even the very best chessplayers!
-- Leonid Shamkovich

#Art #Player #Perfect

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities.

Combination is a soul of chess.

Politics are not my arena. Music is.

Today, you're either very big or you're playing stadiums or you're not playing anymore. You're either popular where everybody will go to a 20,000 seat arena to see you or they won't go to see you at all.

Music will never go away, and I will never stop making music; it's just what capacity or what arena you decide to do it.

It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line.

The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon.

The 12-hour workday is not uncommon to anyone anymore.