Mikhail Botvinnik Quotes - Page 2

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• Memorization of variations could be even worse than playing in a tournament without looking in the books at all.

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  Book, Memorization, Variation

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• The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed in the '30's and '40's, was precisely what earned the Soviet masters the acclaim of chessplayers the world over. Unfortunately, it must also be noted that, for today's chessmasters, the watchword is practicality.

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  Triumph, Analysis, Movement

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• A knight ending is really a pawn ending.

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  Knights, Chess, Pawns

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• Everything is in a state of flux, and this includes the world of Chess

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  World, Chess, States

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• Don't worry kids, you'll find work. After all, my machine will need strong chess player-programmers. You will be the first.

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  Strong, Kids, Player

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• Capablanca's play produced and still produces an irresistable artistic effect. In his games a tendency towards simplicity predominated, and in this simplicity there was a unique beauty of genuine depth.

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  Unique, Games, Play

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• It must be clearly understood that Soviet players do not seek simple systems in the opening, but try to formulate opening systems in which everything is complicated, distinctive, or new.

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  Simple, Player, Trying

  Mikhail Botvinnik (2012). “Botvinnik: 100 Selected Games”, p.26, Courier Corporation

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• Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too.

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  Retirement, Analysis, Gone

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• There is no better place for learning to work independently and to extend your horizon than in higher school.

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  School, Horizon, Chess

  Mikhail Botvinnik (2012). “Botvinnik: 100 Selected Games”, p.9, Courier Corporation

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• Before Geller we did not understand the King's Indian Defence.

  Mikhail Botvinnik

  Kings, Chess, Defence

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• Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists

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  Numbers, Chess, Violin

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