The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an … - Richard Reti

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Richard Reti

The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in cafes and clubs: a neurasthenic individual, whose nerves and brains are continually working at tension: a one-sided person who has given up his whole soul to chess.

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