I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed.
ADOLF ANDERSSEN
ADOLF ANDERSSEN
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Attack! Always Attack!
Adolf AnderssenAdolf Anderssen He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself.
Adolf AnderssenAdolf Anderssen He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost.
Adolf AnderssenAdolf Anderssen It is … impossible to keep one’s excellence in a little glass casket, like a jewel, to take it out whenever wanted.
Adolf AnderssenAdolf Anderssen On the contrary, it can only be conserved by continuous and good practice.
Adolf AnderssenAdolf Anderssen In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact.
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