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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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    The cherished dream of every chessplayer is to play a match with the World Champion. But here is the paradox: the closer you come to the realization of this goal, the less you think about it.

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    To play for a draw, at any rate with white, is to some degree a crime against chess.

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    You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one.

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    If you wait for luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.

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    There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine.

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    Just as one’s imagination is stirred by a girl’s smile, so is one’s imagination stirred by the possibilities of chess.

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