Pal Benko quotes

Pal Benko quotes

last updated: November 28, 2023

“According to such great attacking players as Bronstein and Tal, most combinations are inspired by the player's memories of earlier games.”
-- Pal Benko

#Memories Quotes #Player Quotes #Games Quotes
“Agreeing to draws in the middlegame, equal or otherwise, deprives you of the opportunity to practice playing endgames, and the endgame is probably where you need the most practice.”
-- Pal Benko

#Opportunity Quotes #Practice Quotes #Chess Quotes
“When you defend, try not to worry or become upset. Keep your cool and trust your position - it's all you've got.”
-- Pal Benko

#Worry Quotes #Upset Quotes #Trying Quotes
“There is nothing wrong with trying to exploit the natural human tendency to become impatient when forced to play a boring position.”
-- Pal Benko

#Play Quotes #Psychology Quotes #Trying Quotes
“Under no circumstances should you play fast if you have a winning position. Forget the clock, use all your time and make good moves.”
-- Pal Benko

#Moving Quotes #Winning Quotes #Play Quotes
“The business of the endgame is maneuvring to control critical squares, advancing or blockading passed pawns, preparing a breakthrough by the king, or exploiting the subtle superiority of one piece over another.”
-- Pal Benko

#Kings Quotes #Squares Quotes #Pieces Quotes
“I had a slightly inferior endgame that probably should have been drawn, but Kortchnoi kept torturing me with little threats until finally, exhausted and exasperated, I made a losing mistake.”
-- Pal Benko

#Mistake Quotes #Psychology Quotes #Littles Quotes
“There is no doubt that Bronstein's shrewd understanding of chess psychology was crucial to his success. Without it, his impetuous style and technical flaws might have relegated him to a minor career.”
-- Pal Benko

#Careers Quotes #Psychology Quotes #Understanding Quotes
“I always urge players to study composed problems and endgames.”
-- Pal Benko

#Player Quotes #Study Quotes #Problem Quotes
“Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player.”
-- Pal Benko

#Player Quotes #Chess Quotes #Valuable Quotes
“Typically, in the last round of open tournaments the level of play is markedly lower, the number of blunders higher.”
-- Pal Benko

#Mistake Quotes #Play Quotes #Numbers Quotes
“Errors have nothing to do with luck; they are caused by time pressure, discomfort or unfamiliarilty with a position, distractions, feelings of intimidation, nervous tension, overambition, excessive caution, and dozens of other psychological factors.”
-- Pal Benko

#Mistake Quotes #Errors Quotes #Feelings Quotes
“I remember being with a girlfriend who asked me to look over some chess openings with her. I instantly fell asleep. I found that I could always take a nap in any situation by just looking at some opening variation - my eyes would shut right away.”
-- Pal Benko

#Girlfriend Quotes #Eye Quotes #Naps Quotes
“Since your mental state can have such dramatic effects on your body, obviously your physical condition can affect your mental well-being. It follows that regular physical conditioning should be part of your overall chess training.”
-- Pal Benko

#Training Quotes #Body Quotes #Chess Quotes
“Sometimes players need to gain time on the clock by repeating the position, but most often its purpose is to wear down the opponent psychologically.”
-- Pal Benko

#Player Quotes #Psychology Quotes #Needs Quotes
“Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory, are caused by either impatience, complacency, exhaustion, or all of the above.”
-- Pal Benko

#Ignorance Quotes #Player Quotes #Errors Quotes
“In the Soviets' view, chess was not merely an art or a science or even a sport; it was what it had been invented to simulate: war.”
-- Pal Benko

#Sports Quotes #Art Quotes #War Quotes

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