Repulsing an attack by launching if possible a strongest one on the opponent. Frank Marshall used to say: ‘A man lifts his hand to give a blow and you knock him before he can strike’.
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Quotes of the Day
In the past twenty years Kramnik has played a few thousand games, and if you show me a position from one of them, in 90 percent of the time I will be able to tell you which game it is from.
Vishy Anand 2008
In one game it is too difficult to play both for win and draw simultaneously.
Mihail Tal 1969
I don’t believe that Garry likes making decisions by democratic procedures. When there is a decision that he doesn’t like, he just turns against this organization.
Georgios Makropoulos 2013
” Chess is a sport. A violent sport.”
Marcel Duchamp
According to my experiences, in key events, normally the games’ quality is not as high as other major events. Most brilliant games are not found in championships at present.
Garry Kasparov 2014