The portion of the game between the opening and the endgame.
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Quotes of the Day
In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within yourself a large number of qualities, the qualities of an artistic creator, a calculating practitioner, a cold calm competitor.
Alexander Kotov
Unfortunately this gentlemanlike behaviour among chessplayers is out of fashion. It’s my principle that you should respect your opponent as much as you respect yourself.
Lajos Portisch 1990
My relation with Korchnoi depends on whether he has slept well. If he had bad dreams, he speaks a lot of rubbish.
Anatoly Karpov 2005
In the 70s Karpov was a darling of the Politburo or the political elite. So Kramnik is now. Just like the old days. But at least Karpov, unlike him, played in and won qualifying matches.
Veselin Topalov
Some players lose ability to think independently and rely on computers completely.
Lajos Portisch 2012
