Cecil Purdy Professions : Chess master Born : March 27, 1906 Died : November 6, 1979 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Cecil Purdy Methodical thinking is of more use in Chess than inspiration Cecil Purdy inspiration success thinking Pawn endings are to Chess what putting is to golf Cecil Purdy pawns chess golf I maintain that in every position that arises, we should deliberately search, among other things, for pieces which have no retreat. If we see one, we automatically look to see if it can be netted. Cecil Purdy pieces chess looks Similar Authors Ashot Nadanian chess-master Aron Nimzowitsch chess-master Anthony Santasiere chess-master Alexander Koblencs chess-master Alejandro Ramirez chess-master Israel Albert Horowitz chess-master All Authors