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“Understanding is the essential weapon. Victory is obtained by the intellect.”

“Acquire knowledge. It guideth us to happiness; it sustaineth us in misery; it is an ornament among friends, and an armour against enemies.”

“Here is nothing less than a silent duel between two human engines using and abusing all the faculties of the mind. It is warfare in the most mysterious jungles of the human character.” - Alfred Kreymborg

“Chess is war over the board. The object is to crush the opponents mind.” - Bobby Fischer

“Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.” - Albert Einstein