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By Dennis Monokroussos.
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Quotation Time #4

Here's a fun one:

In the years when Tal was becoming World Champion, he had no understanding of chess. But how he could fight! Now he understands everything about chess, but he has not the same will-power..."

Related Posts (on one page):

  1. Quotation Time #4: The answer is...
  2. Quotation Time #4
Posted by Dennis Monokroussos on Monday March 24, 2008 at 11:10am
Paul:
That's the man himself, from The Life and Games of..., isn't it?
3.24.2008 11:24am
Dennis Monokroussos:
As I mentioned in the previous post, Tal made comments very broadly to this same effect, but this isn't Tal referring to himself in the third person.
3.24.2008 11:30am
naisortep:
Ill guess Genna Sosonko.
3.24.2008 10:29pm
Dennis Monokroussos:
A subtle guess...but wrong.
3.24.2008 10:50pm
P.:
Not Korchnoi?
3.25.2008 8:19am

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