Paul Keres ([ˈpɑu̯l ˈkeres]; January 7, 1916 – June 5, 1975) was an Estonian chess grandmaster and chess writer. He was among the world's top players from the mid-1930s to the mid-1960s.
In complicated positions, Bobby Fischer hardly had to be afraid of anybody
However hopeless the situation appears to be there yet always exists the possibility of putting up a stubborn resistance.
A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining a lost position. In the endgame. . . an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance.
In the endgame, an error can be decisive, and we are rarely presented with a second chance.
An innovation need not be especially ingenious, but it must be well worked out.
Chess is a test of wills.
Even the best grandmasters in the world have had to work hard to acquire the technique of rook endings.
I was unlucky, like my country.
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