In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the … - Aron Nimzowitsch

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A government decision that slashes spending at the wrong time and sends a weak economy into a tailspin can be just as undisciplined as one that unleashes a wasteful spending spree in an overheated environment.

Aron Nimzowitsch

In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

Actors, Extra, Kings, Middlegame, Stars

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When I today ask myself whence I got the moral courage, for it takes moral courage to make a move (or form a plan) running counter to all tradition, I think I may say in answer, that it was only my intense preoccupation with the problem of the blockade which helped me to do so.

Intense, Moving, Plan, Running, Thinking, Whence

The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient

Criminals, Kept, Keys, Mild, Pawn, Police

The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed, this is a moral obligation. If the world of chess should remain deaf to its obligation, on the other hand, it would amount to an absolutely unforgivable omission, carrying with it a heavy burden of guilt.

Champion, Chess, Hands, Omission, Remain, World

The threat is stronger than the execution.

Execution, Stronger, Threat

It is a well known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the end game. One of the principal requisites of good chess is the ability to treat both the middle and end game equally well.

Amateur, Chess, Games, Perfectly, Requisites, Well Known

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