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" I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty. "
Alexander Alekhine
Modesty
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" The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime. "
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" Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. "
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