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At the highest level the lowest was probably ₤5 for Morphy for his match against Harrwitz and Anderssen both in 1858 and $5,000,000 sponsored by FIDE President Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for the World Championship Tournament organised in 1997.

For goodness’ sake, how could Kasparov, after all his matches against Karpov, support him in the FIDE President elections? What sort of unprincipled person do you have to be? I would never understand that. Viktor Korchnoi
2012
After an upsetting defeat the best psychology for the next game is a placid draw Dr. Vidmar
When you see a good move, look for a better one Emanuel Lasker
One of the most important things in chess is pattern recognition: the ability to recognise typical themes and images on the board, characteristics of a position and their consequences. Magnus Carlsen
2010
Good players actually use their long-term memory much more than inexperienced players, who use their short-term memory. Good players try to recall patterns. Magnus Carlsen 2016
2016

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