I think that the FIDE leaders have to reconsider the current drawing rules - their advantages aren't very … - Mikhail Tal

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Mikhail Tal

I think that the FIDE leaders have to reconsider the current drawing rules - their advantages aren't very clear, but their shortcomings are obvious. Artificial drawing of the lots is detrimental for everyone.

Thinking, Drawing, Leader, Detrimental, Leaders, Advantages

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If you wait for luck to turn up, life becomes very boring.

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It's funny, but many people don't understand why I draw so many games nowadays. They think my style must have changed but this is not the case at all. The answer to this drawing disease is that my favorite squares are e6, f7, g7 and h7 and everyone now knows this. They protect these squares not once but four times!

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Just as one's imagination is stirred by a girl's smile, so is one's imagination stirred by the possibilities of chess.

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