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The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered as an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the moment he committed the crime.

— Alexander Alekhine

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On the Zeitnot problem.

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I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

Daniel James Brooks (2013)

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