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The club player often describes himself as having an 'attacking style' or a 'positional style'. When the sharp tactician falters in a quiet positional struggle, he blames it on 'not being my type of position'. If you think in this manner, you don't have a style, you have weaknesses. James Rizzitano, Understanding Your Chess
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Players waste much more time and energy when they are forced to play a position that doesn't suit their style. David Navarra, The Secret Ingredient To Winning At Chess
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This type of position (a symmetrical pawn-structure) has a psychological aspect. Its apparent harmlessness sometimes causes the opponent to relax prematurely, or, conversely, annoys the opponent and affects his judgment. Boris Zlotnik, Zlotnik's Middlegame Manual
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In many instances two knights battle against two bishops better than do a bishop and knight, by occupying strong points created in the opening up of the position. Mikhail Shereshevsky, Endgame Strategy
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Good moves usually have at least two ideas. Lev Psakhis, quoted in Chess For Zebras
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One of the most important strategic principles in the ending is the centralisation of the king. Luděk Pachman, Complete Chess Strategy 3: Play On The Wings
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Early queen sorties like this (1.e4 e5 2.d4 exd4 3.Bc4 Qh4?!) are always doubtful, even if they win a pawn. Not only because the opponent can develop with tempo by attacking the queen, but also because its possible rambling can even lead to its getting trapped. András Mészáros, Traps In The Opening
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