Bruce Pandolfini Quotes

• 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

  Bruce Pandolfini

  Kings, Opponents, Chess

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• I definitely miss the rush from wiping out an opponent.

  Bruce Pandolfini

  Missing, Wiping Out, Opponents

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• To see what they see, sit where they sit.

  Bruce Pandolfini

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• The two most important forms of intelligence are the ability to read other people and the ability to understand oneself.

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  Two, People, Important

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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.

  Bruce Pandolfini

  Moving, Player, Games

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• Chess reflects the real world in miniature. Endeavor, struggle, success, and defeat - they are part of each game ever played.

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  Real, Struggle, Games

  Bruce Pandolfini (2008). “Pandolfini's Ultimate Guide to Chess”, p.9, Simon and Schuster

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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

  Bruce Pandolfini

  Games, Chess, Culprit

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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

  Bruce Pandolfini

  Player, Ideas, Genius

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