Quotes by Alexander Kotov

Alexander Kotov

After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the point of view of a methodical approach it was best to settle on this definition – A combination is a forced variation with a sacrifice.

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All candidate moves should be identified at once and listed in one’s head. This job cannot be done piecemeal, by first examining one move and then look at another.

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Anyone who wishes to learn how to play chess well must make himself or herself thoroughly conversant with the play in positions where the players have castled on opposite sides.

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Opposites

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Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.

Drawing

Growth

Learning

Experience and the constant analysis of the most varied positions builds up a store of knowledge in a player’s mind enabling him often at a glance to assess this or that position.

Learning

Mind

Player

I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which his opponent resigned at once!

Answers

Moving

Simple

I cannot think that a player genuinely loving the game can get pleasure just from the number of points scored no matter how impressive the total. I will not speak of myself, but for the masters of the older generation, from whose games we learned, the aesthetic side was the most important. –

Beauty

Player

Thinking

I soon realized that it is not enough for a master simply to analyse variations scrupulously just like an accountant. He must learn to work out which particular moves he should consider and then examine just as many variations as necessary – no more and no less.

Learning

Moving

Work Out

If you study the classic examples of endgame play you will see how the king was brought up as soon as possible even though there seemed no particular hurry at the time.

Example

Kings

Play

In analysing complicated variations one must examine each branch of the tree once and once only.

Analysis

Tree

Variation

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Learning

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Moving

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Opportunity

Opposites

Originality

Play

Player

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Sacrifice

School

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Quotes by Alexander Kotov

Alexander Kotov

After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the point of view of a methodical approach it was best to settle on this definition – A combination is a forced variation with a sacrifice.

All candidate moves should be identified at once and listed in one’s head. This job cannot be done piecemeal, by first examining one move and then look at another.

Anyone who wishes to learn how to play chess well must make himself or herself thoroughly conversant with the play in positions where the players have castled on opposite sides.

Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.

Experience and the constant analysis of the most varied positions builds up a store of knowledge in a player’s mind enabling him often at a glance to assess this or that position.

I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which his opponent resigned at once!

I cannot think that a player genuinely loving the game can get pleasure just from the number of points scored no matter how impressive the total. I will not speak of myself, but for the masters of the older generation, from whose games we learned, the aesthetic side was the most important. –

I soon realized that it is not enough for a master simply to analyse variations scrupulously just like an accountant. He must learn to work out which particular moves he should consider and then examine just as many variations as necessary – no more and no less.

If you study the classic examples of endgame play you will see how the king was brought up as soon as possible even though there seemed no particular hurry at the time.

In analysing complicated variations one must examine each branch of the tree once and once only.

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