chess quote of the day

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Dann Corbit
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chess quote of the day

Post by Dann Corbit »


windows specific header, but easy to modify if you want to build on Unix.

Samples:
G:\cc>chessquote.exe
Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece. - Ralph Charell

G:\cc>chessquote.exe
Aggression is the key: one has to be merciless.

G:\cc>chessquote.exe
The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do. - Gerald Abrahams
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.
Damir
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Re: chess quote of the day

Post by Damir »

Last one is actually a quote from S. Tartakower
https://www.quotetab.com/quote/by-savie ... he-strateg
Dann Corbit
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Re: chess quote of the day

Post by Dann Corbit »

I actually have both in the table:
"The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is nothing to do. - Gerald Abrahams",
"The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing. - Savielly Tartakover",
Taking ideas is not a vice, it is a virtue. We have another word for this. It is called learning.
But sharing ideas is an even greater virtue. We have another word for this. It is called teaching.