Bruce Pandolfini quotes
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“Fischer was a master of clarity and a king of artful positioning. His opponents would see where he was going but were powerless to stop him”
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“I definitely miss the rush from wiping out an opponent.”
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“Known as a negative player, Karpov sets up deep traps and creates moves that seem to allow his opponent possibilities - but that really don't. He takes no chances, and he gives his opponents nothing. He's a trench-warfare fighter who keeps the game moving just an inch at a time.”
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“We don't really know how the game was invented, though there are suspicions. As soon as we discover the culprits, we'll let you know”
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“I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an American freshness and pragmatism with Russian ideas about strategy”
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“To see what they see, sit where they sit.”
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“Chess reflects the real world in miniature. Endeavor, struggle, success, and defeat - they are part of each game ever played.”
-- Bruce PandolfiniSource : Bruce Pandolfini (2008). “Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess”, p.9, Simon and Schuster
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“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.”
Source : "Million Dollar Habits: Proven Power Practices to Double and Triple Your Income". Book by Brian Tracy, May 2, 2006.
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“If you pour oil and vinegar into the same vessel, you would call them not friends but opponents.”
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“Direct pressure always tends to harden and consolidate the resistance of an opponent.”
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“Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.”
Source : "The Soviet School of Chess". Book by Alexander Kotov, p. 42, 2001.
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