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The one place where I'm allowed to rebel, and the one place where I'm allowed to not worry about censoring myself is my music.

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To play with correctness and skill the ends of games, is an important but a very rare accomplishment, expect among the magnates of the game.

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The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us.

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A player is said to have the opposition when he can place his King directly in front of the adverse King, with only one square between them. This is often an important advantage in ending games.

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The Queen is usually reckoned equal, in average situations, to two Rooks and a Pawn, but towards the end of a game she is hardly so valuable as two Rooks.

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A Rook is of the value of five Pawns and a fraction, and may be exchanged for a minor Piece and two Pawns. Two Rooks may be exchanged for three minor Pieces.

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After black's reply to 1. e4 with 1. . e5, leaves him always trying to get into the game

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