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Winning chess has a lot to do with playing good moves, but it has more to do with not playing bad ones. If you play 10 excellent moves, 10 average ones and then a lulu, there is every likelihood that your opponent may still win without having played as well as you for 90% of the game. Ian Mullen, Master Chess: A Course In 21 Lessons
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One good way to exploit a strong central advantage is to use the extra space [it gives] your pieces to launch a flank attack. Richard Palliser, Starting Out: Closed Sicilian
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Activity is vital in endgames. If you are defending, don't defend absolutely passively unless either the draw is cast-iron or you are absolutely forced to. Jon Speelman, Endgame Preparation
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If you face a choice between equally good continuations, there is no need to contemplate for long. Quite the opposite: you can choose one without making a big mistake. Ján Markoš, The Secret Ingredient To Winning At Chess
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Chess patterns will often repeat themselves according to the opening that was employed, which is why playing through complete games with a particular opening will help someone play that opening well. Nigel Davies, The Rules Of Winning Chess
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Whether you are a new advocate or a seasoned exponent of the English, you will inevitably enhance your understanding by studying complete games, which demonstrate how ideas in the opening are continued into the middlegame and endgame. Nigel Povah, How To Play The English Opening
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In endings with bishops of opposite colour, material means NOTHING, position EVERYTHING. Cecil Purdy, On The Endgame
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