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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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It's better not to change entire lines or systems, but to tinker a bit so as to make one less predictable, while retaining the knowledge of the ideas behind the lines. Junior Tay, Chess magazine
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A growing trend in modern chess is to know as many different openings as possible, making it harder for opponents to prepare. Simon Williams, Chess magazine
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Knights and bishops are normally the most important pieces in the middlegame. The reason is simple: rooks and queens are more susceptible to incoming fire than minor pieces. Jacob Aagaard, Excelling At Positional Chess
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A pawn advantage in a pawn ending is much easier to realise than one in a bishop or knight ending. John Emms, Starting Out: Minor Piece Endings
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Your practical results will improve once you are more willing to sacrifice material - not for attack (we can all do that) but for defensive and psychological reasons. Jonathan Rowson, Chess For Zebras
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