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Mark Dvoretsky was a Russian writer known for his profound literary insight and unique narrative style. His works often delve into issues of human nature, morality, and social problems, enjoying great popularity among readers.

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Famous Mark Dvoretsky Quotes

“It is very important to learn to weigh up objectively (or assess intuitively) the totality of the competitive and psychological factors.”

Important Psychology Psychological Factors Totality

Book:Secrets of Chess Training

Source: Secrets of Chess Training

“Emotional instability can be one of the factors giving rise to a failure by chess players in important duels. Under the influence of surging emotions (and not necessarily negative ones) we sometimes lose concentration and stop objectively evaluating the events that are taking place on the board.”

Giving Important Sometimes Loses Emotion Psychology Player Influence Events Emotional Negative Chess Factors Boards Concentration Instability Chess Players

Author:Mark Dvoretsky

“It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.”

Player Chess Analysis

Book:Secrets of Chess Training

Source: Secrets of Chess Training

“It is hardly useful if you trustingly play through variation after variation from a book. It is a great deal more useful and more interesting if you take part actively in the analysis, find something yourself, and try to refute some of the author's conclusions.”

Ifs Trying Book Play Interesting Deals Chess Conclusion Analysis Variation

Book:Secrets of Chess Training

Source: Secrets of Chess Training

“Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously.”

Should Form Training Chess Treated Analysis

Book:Secrets of Chess Training

Source: Secrets of Chess Training

“I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament successes of my lads than I do in my own.”

Feels Play My Own Interesting Greater Oneself Delight Coaches Chess Tournaments Trainers Lad

Author:Mark Dvoretsky

“Black is now in desperate need of a good idea. Or, to put it standard chess notation, +-”

Needs Ideas Black Standards Chess Desperate Good Ideas

Author:Mark Dvoretsky

“Often you will find the opposite situation. The author seems to have interesting ideas, but he is not able to illustrate them with decent examples. If a grandmaster is commenting on one of his own games, then there is usually not any problem: his general thoughts are closely tied up with what is happening on the board. But as soon as he starts writing an article or book on a different theme the difficulties begin, as he may not have suitable material to hand.”

“In positions of strategic manoeuvring (where time is not of decisive importance) seek the worst-placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most reliable way of improving your position as a whole.”

Way Whole Pieces Worst Position Importance Chess Improving Strategic

Author:Mark Dvoretsky

“As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.”

Character Chess Pawns

Book:Secrets of Chess Training

Source: Secrets of Chess Training

“I do not know to whom the aphorism 'There are no sound studies, only ones that haven't been busted yet' belongs, but it has measure of truth in it.”

Knows Sound Study Havens Chess Aphorism Busted

Book:Secrets of Chess Training

Source: Secrets of Chess Training

About the Author

Born: December 9, 1947
Died: September 26, 2016
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 11

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