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Statistics culled from numerous tournaments reveal that rook endings comprise 50% of all endgames, and it is for this reason that a study of them is of great practical value.
Grigory Levenfish & Vasily Smyslov, Rook Endings
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The centre is the most important part of the board because, from it, there is the prospect of moving the pieces quickly in all directions, whenever necessary. Richard Réti, Modern Ideas In Chess
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