Mikhail Tal Quotes - Page 2

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• If (Black) is going for victory, he is practically forced to allow his opponent to get some kind of well-known positional advantage.

  Mikhail Tal

  Black, Victory, Opponents

  Mikhail Tal (2011). “Tal-Botvinnik 1960: Match For the World Chess Championship”, p.1, SCB Distributors

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• For pleasure you can read the games collections of Andersson and Chigorin, but for benefit you should study Tarrasch, Keres and Bronstein.

  Mikhail Tal

  Learning, Games, Benefits

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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.

  Mikhail Tal

  Dream, Thinking, Play

  Mikhail Tal (2011). “Tal-Botvinnik 1960: Match For the World Chess Championship”, p.9, SCB Distributors

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• I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat the thoughts and will of the opponent.

  Mikhail Tal

  Believe, Effort, Psychology

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• I have always thought it a matter of honour for every chess player to deserve the smile of fortune.

  Mikhail Tal

  Player, Chess, Matter

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• I go over many games collections and pick up something from the style of each player.

  Mikhail Tal

  Player, Games, Style

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• Naturally, the psychological susceptibility of a match participant is significantly higher than a participant in a tournament, since each game substantially changes the over-all position.

  Mikhail Tal

  Games, Psychology, Psychological

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• Playing in your home city is very special. You feel the support and attention. When everything goes well, it's very great, but when it doesn't, you might as well turn off your phone: the advices seem endless.

  Mikhail Tal

  Home, Phones, Special You

  Source: www.chess.com

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• Chess isn't football or hockey.

  Mikhail Tal

  Football, Hockey, Chess

  Source: www.chess.com

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• I think that the FIDE leaders have to reconsider the current drawing rules - their advantages aren't very clear, but their shortcomings are obvious. Artificial drawing of the lots is detrimental for everyone.

  Mikhail Tal

  Thinking, Drawing, Leader

  Source: www.chess.com

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• I can take care of myself! But the "external barriers", my opponents, do indeed concern me.

  Mikhail Tal

  Care, Opponents, Concern

  Source: www.chess.com

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