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This is stupid. Capablanca explained exactly why he advocated studying endgames, and it had nothing to do with availability of material.
“All governments suffer a recurring problem: Power attracts pathological personalities. It is not that power corrupts but that it is magnetic to the corruptible.”
― Chapterhouse: Dune
― Chapterhouse: Dune
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― Foundation
― Foundation
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different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity.”
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different word for burger flipping; they called it opportunity.”
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“One never quite allows for the moron in our midst.”
― The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
― The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side
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There's a great debate out there about how useful endgames are, and some think Class C or Class A players is when stuff outside of the basics…
But nothing wrong with reading Capablanc…
My comment quite clearly was not about the validity (or lack thereof) of Capablanca's advise.
The author of this book claims "Had there been good b…