"If once a man delays castling and his king remains in the center, files will open up against him, bishops sweep the board, rooks will dominate the seventh rank, and pawns turn into queens."

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Source : Irving Chernev (2014). “The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played: 62 masterly games of chess strategy”, p.110, Pavilion Books

Irving Chernev

#Kings Quotes #Queens Quotes #Men Quotes

“There comes a point when you have to realize that the sum of all your blood, sweat, and tears will ultimately amount to zero.”
“Indeed, the FHA was born out of the Great Depression, which was also caused in significant part by a foreclosure crisis. Mortgages in the early 1930s were mostly three- to five-year 'bullet' loans, which did not amortize and were due in full at maturity.”
“I was six years old when my parents told me that there was a small, dark jewel inside my skull, learning to be me.”
“Love likes to extend itself. If you receive it in a book - or however you get it - then your duty is to extend it beyond.”
“I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.”
“What I always try to do is to respond to the song; I've always rebelled against theory.”
“My background is that of a competitive athlete and a fighter, and I'm bringing something totally different to 'The Biggest Loser' that wasn't there before.”

Source : "'Biggest Loser': Meet the mystery trainers!". Interview with Dan Snierson, ew.com. January 18, 2011.
“There was a telemarketing job one summer in high school that I was rejected for. I still walk by the building that I actually had the interview in. It's still in New York, and I always think about that job and why I didn't get it.”

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