“Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and other simple positions which respond to technique rather than to imagination.” EndsGamesImaginationSimpleStudyPositionTheoryTechniqueChessOpeningCapablanca Author:Max Euwe
“He can be regarded as the great master of simplification. The art of resolving the tension at the critical moment and in the most effacious way so as to clarify the position as desired is Capablanca's own.” WayArtMomentsPositionMastersCriticalChessTensionSimplificationCritical MomentsCapablanca Author:Max Euwe
“Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all.” LongRealPositionGeniusChessPreparationCombinationConsiderationConstructionMatingReal GeniusAlekhine Author:Max Euwe
