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Alexander Kotov Quotes

... My achievements in the field of chess are the result of immense hard work in studying theory Picture Quote #1

If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm, I repeat, don’t get flustered. Keep up the same neat writing of the moves, the same methodical examination of variations, but at a quicker rate Picture Quote #1

There is no doubt that the reason for my awful oversight was over-confidence that sapped my sense of danger. So that is where to look for the cause of bad blunders - in the exulting feeling of self-congratulation Picture Quote #1

You must not let your opponent know how you feel Picture Quote #1

Time trouble is blunder time Picture Quote #1

Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth Picture Quote #1

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... My achievements in the field of chess are the result of immense hard work in studying theory Picture Quote #1

Go through detailed variations in your own time, think in a general way about the position in the opponent’s time and you will soon find that you get into time trouble less often, that your games have more content to them, and that their general standard rises Picture Quote #1

Sit there for five hours? Certainly not! A player must walk about between moves, it helps his thinking Picture Quote #1

It is better to follow out a plan consistently even if it isn’t the best one than to play without a plan at all. The worst thing is to wander about aimlessly Picture Quote #1

If a chess statistician were to try and satisfy his curiousity over which stage of the game proved decisive in the majority of cases, he would certainly come to the conclusion that it is the middlegame that provides the most decisive stage Picture Quote #1

Experience and the constant analysis of the most varied positions builds up a store of knowledge in a player’s mind enabling him often at a glance to assess this or that position Picture Quote #1

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It has always been recognized that chess is an art, and its best practitioners have been described as artists Picture Quote #1

Anyone who wishes to learn how to play chess well must make himself or herself thoroughly conversant with the play in positions where the players have castled on opposite sides Picture Quote #1

In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor Picture Quote #1

If you study the classic examples of endgame play you will see how the king was brought up as soon as possible even though there seemed no particular hurry at the time Picture Quote #1

Once there is the slightest suggestion of combinational possibilities on the board, look for unusual moves. Apart from making your play creative and interesting it will help you to get better results Picture Quote #1

In analysing complicated variations one must examine each branch of the tree once and once only Picture Quote #1

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Just as the pianist practices the most complicated pieces to improve the technique of his fingers, so too a grandmaster must keep his vision in trim by daily analysis of positions with sharp possibilities, and this applies whether he prefers such positions in his play or not Picture Quote #1

All candidate moves should be identified at once and listed in one’s head. This job cannot be done piecemeal, by first examining one move and then look at another Picture Quote #1

When you have finished analyzing all the variations and gone along all the branches of the tree of analysis you must first of all write the move down on your score sheet, before you play it Picture Quote #1

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... My achievements in the field of chess are the result of immense hard work in studying theory ... (Alexander Kotov Quotes) If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm, I repeat, don’t get flustered. Keep up the same neat writing of the moves, the same methodical examination of variations, but at a quicker rate (Alexander Kotov Quotes) There is no doubt that the reason for my awful oversight was over-confidence that sapped my sense of danger. So that is where to look for the cause of bad blunders - in the exulting feeling of self-congratulation (Alexander Kotov Quotes) You must not let your opponent know how you feel (Alexander Kotov Quotes) Time trouble is blunder time (Alexander Kotov Quotes) Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth (Alexander Kotov Quotes) ... My achievements in the field of chess are the result of immense hard work in studying theory (Alexander Kotov Quotes) Go through detailed variations in your own time, think in a general way about the position in the opponent’s time and you will soon find that you get into time trouble less often, that your games have more content to them, and that their general standard rises (Alexander Kotov Quotes) Sit there for five hours? Certainly not! A player must walk about between moves, it helps his thinking (Alexander Kotov Quotes) It is better to follow out a plan consistently even if it isn’t the best one than to play without a plan at all. The worst thing is to wander about aimlessly (Alexander Kotov Quotes) If a chess statistician were to try and satisfy his curiousity over which stage of the game proved decisive in the majority of cases, he would certainly come to the conclusion that it is the middlegame that provides the most decisive stage (Alexander Kotov Quotes) Experience and the constant analysis of the most varied positions builds up a store of knowledge in a player’s mind enabling him often at a glance to assess this or that position (Alexander Kotov Quotes) It has always been recognized that chess is an art, and its best practitioners have been described as artists (Alexander Kotov Quotes) Anyone who wishes to learn how to play chess well must make himself or herself thoroughly conversant with the play in positions where the players have castled on opposite sides (Alexander Kotov Quotes) In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor (Alexander Kotov Quotes) If you study the classic examples of endgame play you will see how the king was brought up as soon as possible even though there seemed no particular hurry at the time (Alexander Kotov Quotes) Once there is the slightest suggestion of combinational possibilities on the board, look for unusual moves. Apart from making your play creative and interesting it will help you to get better results (Alexander Kotov Quotes) In analysing complicated variations one must examine each branch of the tree once and once only (Alexander Kotov Quotes) Just as the pianist practices the most complicated pieces to improve the technique of his fingers, so too a grandmaster must keep his vision in trim by daily analysis of positions with sharp possibilities, and this applies whether he prefers such positions in his play or not (Alexander Kotov Quotes) All candidate moves should be identified at once and listed in one’s head. This job cannot be done piecemeal, by first examining one move and then look at another (Alexander Kotov Quotes) When you have finished analyzing all the variations and gone along all the branches of the tree of analysis you must first of all write the move down on your score sheet, before you play it (Alexander Kotov Quotes)