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Chess wisdom:

Checkmate is the ultimate positional advantage.

Nobody ever won by losing.

Always check--it might be mate.

Black should not try to be white.

A threat that's not a threat is not a threat.

Never play the game too long. -- Bob Seger

Don't be nervous, but don't make any mistakes. -- Fred Astaire

It could have gone either way, but it didn't. -- Yogi Bear

That I should lose to this idiot! -- Nimzowitsch

The threat is stronger than the execution. -- Nimzowitsch

I err, therefore I am! -- Tartakower

Never eat more than you can lift. -- Miss Piggy

Assembly of Japanese bicycle require great peace of mind. -- Robert M. Pirsig

Never give a inch! -- Henry Stamper, Sr.

Just because you hung your queen doesn't make your opponent an idiot.

Just because your opponent hung his queen doesn't make you a GM.

Losing won games to patzers builds humility, but who needs humility?

In chess as in life, aggression is both rewarded and punished.

In most amateur games both sides deserve to lose, and it's a pity this is not possible.

Amateur chess should be congenial. Hostile obnoxious people should switch to cage fighting.

Losing a won game on time is morally superior to winning a lost game on time.

Victory without artistry is unsatisfactory.

He who mates first, mates worst.

Think twice, move once.

Patience is either a virtue or a lost opportunity, whichever comes first.

The easiest game to lose is a won game.

The hardest game to win is a lost game.

The first mistake fogs the brain and paves the way for others.

One good blunder deserves another.

The most annoying blunders are overlooking opponents' blunders.

One of the more annoying features of chess is that you usually lose by accidental suicide.

Be alert but not fearful--fear disables the brain.

Be confident but alert--confidence disables the brain.

Ask not what you can do to your opponent--ask what your opponent can do to you.

Don't take chess personally--just think of your opponent as an annoying primitive computer.

First we learn the rules, then the exceptions to the rules, then the exceptions to the exceptions...

If I were playing myself, I would immediately resign to avoid embarrassment.

Chess is a colossal waste of time, but it's no worse than anything else.

There's no need to attack weaker players--if you wait a few moves they will attack themselves.

People who stubbornly refuse to resign dead lost games make fools of themselves twice.

People who offer a draw when they hang their queen should switch to comedy or politics.

The best moves are often the ones you can just barely get away with.

Losing streaks are more durable than winning streaks.

Three-minute blitz is a playground for trolls who hang all their pieces faster than you can capture them.

Don't fall in love with a plan--it won't love you back.

Games are often decided by a disparity of patience and tenacity rather than ability.

Desperate positions call for desperate moves.

Complications favor the stronger player.

When all else fails, analyse the moves.

Victory accrues to the penultimate mistake.

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