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I'm blind without my glasses.
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I never rooted against an opponent, but I never rooted for him either.
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Chess is not Mathematics, where ten is always more than one; in chess the King with a pawn can beat opponent's King with all pieces if they are placed badly.
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Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent.
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Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess.
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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.
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Combination is a soul of chess.
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You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.
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Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again.
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Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
