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Pleased be you, my Lord, with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day and through whom you give us light. And he is beautiful and radiant with great splendours and bears likeness of you, Most High One.

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Jose Raul Capablanca

Morphy gained most of his wins by playing directly and simply, and it is simple and logical method that constitutes the true brilliance of his play, if it is considered from the viewpoint of the great masters.

Constitutes, Gained, Method, Play, Simple, Winning
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People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future. You must also have the courage of your convictions. If you think your move is good, make it.

Defeats, Good, Learning, Make, Moving, Thinking

In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else. For whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middle game and opening must be studied in relation to the end game.

Chess Game, Games, Middle, Opening, Order

You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.

Becoming, Hundreds, Lose, Motivation, Player, Winning

Most players. . . do not like losing, and consider defeat as something shameful. This is a wrong attitude. Those who wish to perfect themselves must regard their losses as lessons and learn from them what sorts of things to avoid in the future.

Attitude, Learn, Loss, Losses, Player, Things

Chess is more than a game or a mental training. It is a distinct attainment. I have always regarded the playing of chess and the accomplishment of a good game as an art, and something to be admired no less than an artist's canvas or the product of a sculptor's chisel. Chess is a mental diversion rather than a game. It is both artistic and scientific.

Accomplishment, Art, Chess, Games, Mental
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