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“It is in the deepest darkness that one sees things most clearly.”
― The Murmur of Bees
― The Murmur of Bees
“Every move is a mistake.”
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“The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.”
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“Of course, errors are not good for a chess game, but errors are unavoidable and in any case, a game without errors, or as they say 'flawless game' is colorless.”
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“On the chessboard lies and hypocrisy do not survive long. The creative combination lays bare the presumption of a lie; the merciless fact, culminating in a checkmate, contradicts the hypocrite.”
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