Michael Stean Quotes

• The most important feature of the Chess position is the activity of the pieces. This is absolutely fundamental in all phases of the game: Opening, Middlegame and especially Endgame. The primary constraint on a piece's activity is the Pawn structure

  Michael Stean

  Games, Chess Game, Chess Pieces

  Michael Stean (2013). “Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition”, p.7, Courier Corporation

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• Never in the history of chess have so many moves been repeated so often so quickly by so many people who didn't really understand them.

  Michael Stean

  Moving, People, Chess

  Michael Stean (2003). “Simple Chess”, p.141, Courier Corporation

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• The psychological effects of having to hold a prospectless position for what might seem an infinite amount of time does nothing to aid the defender's concentration.

  Michael Stean

  Learning, Psychology, Doe

  Michael Stean (2013). “Simple Chess: New Algebraic Edition”, p.55, Courier Corporation

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• The winner of the first point is the loser of the last.

  Michael Stean

  Lasts, Firsts, Loser

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