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If you want to know whether an opening is safe enough to be considered suitable for inclusion in an opening repertoire even at a high level, then check if the opening is played consistently by grandmasters in important games against other grandmasters. Lars Bo Hansen, How Chess Games Are Won And Lost
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When White closes the centre with d5 in King's Indian structures, the pawn-position generally dictates that White will attack on the queenside, Black on the kingside. Steve Giddins, 50 Essential Chess Lessons
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The best way to play against an unopposed bishop [eg when the opponent has a light-square bishop and you do not] is to place your pawns on the same colour squares as this bishop in order to dominate it. Esben Lund, Rook vs Two Minor Pieces
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The basic principles of opening play are: 1. Development of one's forces; 2. Struggle for the centre; 3. Obtaining the better pawn-structure. Alexey Sokolsky, The Modern Openings In Theory And Practice
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Never leave or place a piece loose without first looking for a possible fork or pin, and never see an enemy piece loose without doing the same. Cecil Purdy, CJS Purdy's Fine Art Of Chess Annotation And Other Thoughts - Volume Two
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It is surprising that the Classical Sicilian isn't more popular, because if White wants to play for an advantage his options are rather limited, while Black has a range of reasonable systems. John Nunn, Grandmaster Chess Move By Move.
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It is usually easier to win with a substantial positional advantage than with an equally substantial material advantage.  Andrew Soltis, What It Takes To Become A Chess Master
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