It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately. - Mark Dvoretsky

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When I see people talking on the internet about me or my work it's almost always more a description of themselves and so I never really think of myself as anything more than just who I always was.

Mark Dvoretsky

It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.

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I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament successes of my lads than I do in my own.

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In positions of strategic manoeuvring (where time is not of decisive importance) seek the worst-placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most reliable way of improving your position as a whole.

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Often you will find the opposite situation. The author seems to have interesting ideas, but he is not able to illustrate them with decent examples. If a grandmaster is commenting on one of his own games, then there is usually not any problem: his general thoughts are closely tied up with what is happening on the board. But as soon as he starts writing an article or book on a different theme the difficulties begin, as he may not have suitable material to hand.

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Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously.

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It is very important to learn to weigh up objectively (or assess intuitively) the totality of the competitive and psychological factors.

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