Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too. Mikhail Botvinnik More Quotes by Mikhail Botvinnik More Quotes From Mikhail Botvinnik With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop. Mikhail Botvinnik bishopspiecesopposites There is no better place for learning to work independently and to extend your horizon than in higher school. Mikhail Botvinnik horizonchessschool Above all else, before playing in competitions a player must have regard to his health, for if he is suffering from ill-health he cannot hope for success. In this connection the best of all tonics is 15 to 20 days in the fresh air, in the country. Mikhail Botvinnik playeraircountry I only think well when my mind is calm. Mikhail Botvinnik calmmindthinking Don't worry kids, you'll find work. After all, my machine will need strong chess player-programmers. You will be the first. Mikhail Botvinnik strongplayerkids Capablanca's play produced and still produces an irresistable artistic effect. In his games a tendency towards simplicity predominated, and in this simplicity there was a unique beauty of genuine depth. Mikhail Botvinnik uniquegamesplay Memorization of variations could be even worse than playing in a tournament without looking in the books at all. Mikhail Botvinnik memorizationvariationbook You have to accustom yourself to practical study at home, you have to devote time to studies, to the history of chess, the development of chess theory, of chess culture. Mikhail Botvinnik homesuccessculture Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists Mikhail Botvinnik violinchessnumbers Before Geller we did not understand the King's Indian Defence. Mikhail Botvinnik defencekingschess The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed in the '30's and '40's, was precisely what earned the Soviet masters the acclaim of chessplayers the world over. Unfortunately, it must also be noted that, for today's chessmasters, the watchword is practicality. Mikhail Botvinnik triumphanalysismovement Everything is in a state of flux, and this includes the world of Chess Mikhail Botvinnik stateschessworld If Tal would learn to program himself properly, then it would become quite impossible to play against him. Mikhail Botvinnik programimpossibleplay It is peculiar but a fact nevertheless, that the gamblers in chess have enthusiastic followers. Mikhail Botvinnik stylefollowerspeculiar A knight ending is really a pawn ending. Mikhail Botvinnik pawnsknightschess
