Lack of proper endgame technique allows many players to escape from lost positions, even without any spectacular play on their part.
The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon. - Leonid Shamkovich
The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon.
- Leonid Shamkovich
A real sacrifice involves a radical change in the character of a game which cannot be effected without foresight, fantasy, and the willingness to ris… - Leonid Shamkovich
A real sacrifice involves a radical change in the character of a game which cannot be effected without foresight, fantasy, and the willingness to ris…
Lack of proper endgame technique allows many players to escape from lost positions, even without any spectacular play on their part. - Leonid Shamkovich
A great chess player always has a very good memory. - Leonid Shamkovich
A great chess player always has a very good memory.
The proper timing of an attacking plan is a difficult matter which places great strain on a player's nerves. Mastery of this art is required for succ… - Leonid Shamkovich
The proper timing of an attacking plan is a difficult matter which places great strain on a player's nerves. Mastery of this art is required for succ…
In modern praxis lost positions are salvaged most often when the play is highly complicated with many sharp dynamic variations to be calculated. - Leonid Shamkovich
In modern praxis lost positions are salvaged most often when the play is highly complicated with many sharp dynamic variations to be calculated.
Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable. - Leonid Shamkovich
Objectivity and presence of mind are essential in such positions where sacrificial temptations are not always resistable.
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