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Had I not played the Sicilian with Black I could have saved myself the trouble of studying for more than 20 years all the more popular lines of this opening, which comprise probably more than 25 percent of all published opening theory!
Bent LarsenBent Larsen A chess player never has a heart attack in a good position.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen Most of all I like “bad” lines, that is those considered bad, in my opinion unjustly, by theory. The reason for the last quotation marks is that most so-called theory is only a collection of examples from master practice.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen The books say that it is not so serious to lose time in a closed position; I am lucky, since these comments have not harmed me too much.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen Chess is a beautiful mistress.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it may perhaps seem unjust that all their beautiful ideas get no other recognition than a zero on the tournament table.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen In my opinion the Open variation is absolutely correct – and more interesting than the Closed.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master
Bent LarsenBent Larsen A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending!
Bent LarsenBent Larsen One charming characteristic of many flank attacks I could mention is that they do not very often lead to simplification: if the attack is parried, there usually are still opportunities left for initiating action in another sector.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than that,. There is someting hard to explain to those who do not know the game well. One must first learn to play it correctly in order to savor its richness.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen Lack of patience is probably the most common reason for losing a game, or drawing games that should have been won.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen A draw may be the beautiful and logical result of fine attacks and parries; and the public ought to appreciate such games, in contrast, of course, to the fear-and-laziness draws.
Bent LarsenBent Larsen
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Boris SpasskyBoris Spassky I think it’s almost definite that the game is a draw theoretically.
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