Leonid Shamkovich quotes
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“The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon.”
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“In modern praxis lost positions are salvaged most often when the play is highly complicated with many sharp dynamic variations to be calculated.”
-- Leonid ShamkovichSource : Leonid Shamkovich, Eric Schiller (1987). “Saving lost positions”, B. T. Batsford Limited
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“A great chess player always has a very good memory.”
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“Lack of proper endgame technique allows many players to escape from lost positions, even without any spectacular play on their part.”
-- Leonid ShamkovichSource : Leonid Shamkovich, Eric Schiller (1987). “Saving lost positions”, B. T. Batsford Limited
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“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.”
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“Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable.”
-- Leonid ShamkovichSource : Leonid Shamkovich, Eric Schiller (1987). “Saving lost positions”, B. T. Batsford Limited
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“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 ShamkovichSource : Leonid Shamkovich, Eric Schiller (1987). “Saving lost positions”, B. T. Batsford Limited
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“I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.”
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Source : Alexander Alekhine, Garry Kasparov (2011). “Alexander Alekhine's Best Games: Algebraic edition”, Pavilion Books
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“It takes an uncommon amount of guts to put your dreams on the line.”
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“The greatest service we can do the common man is to abolish him and make all men uncommon.”
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