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The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

— Siegbert Tarrasch Misattributed

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Source and credibility

Siegbert Tarrasch very probably did not say this. Wikiquote lists it as misattributed.

Source: Aron Nimzowitsch, as quoted in Nimzovich : The Hypermodern (1948) by Fred Reinfeld
Source quality: Secondhand citation Quoted from another book or article rather than from the original.

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