William Ewart Napier quotes
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“In the laboratory the gambits all test unfavorably, but the old rule wears well, that all gambits are sound over the board.”
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“Of chess it has often been said that life is not long enough for it - but that is the fault of life, not chess.”
-- William Ewart Napier -
“The Pawn move is a capital investment. Every one of the forty-eight should, from the beginning, be spent as if it were one of the last forty-eight apprehensive and responsible dollars between yourself and starvation.”
-- William Ewart Napier -
“Once I asked Teichman what he thought of Bird's chess: "Same as his health," he replied, "always alternating between being dangerously ill and dangerously well."”
-- William Ewart Napier -
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“Elegance is innate...individual...eternal...it stands the test of time!”
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“I was a big fan of Middle Eastern elements of music and experimental electronic and tribal sounds.”
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“I didn't ask anyone to make me a poster boy, because poster boys always end up on dart boards.”
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Source : Chessville.com Article, October 31, 2010.
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