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“That is why we love chess! We like the game for its boundless possibilities, for its bold flights of fancy, for the wide scope it offers for the seeking and inventive mind. That is why we call chess an art.”
― Alexander Kotov, Think Like a Grandmaster

“Practice has shown that only a few players have mastered the technique of analysis; even highly rated players are lacking in this respect.”
― Alexander Kotov, Think Like a Grandmaster

“It is better to suffer the consequences of an oversight than suffer from foolish and panicky disorder in analysis.”
― Alexander Kotov, Think Like a Grandmaster

“The idea that sincerity may substitute for reason is founded on an egocentric attitude towards belief: that what I believe is all about me, not about reality.”
― Jamie Whyte, Bad Thoughts: A Guide to Clear Thinking