Pete Tamburro, the chess columnist for the Newark Star Ledger highlighted one of Roger’s games from the World Senior Amateur tournament in 2009.
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"Chess, first of all, teaches you to be objective" - Alekhine
"In chess, the threat is often stronger than the execution" - Nimsovich
"It has been said that chess like love and music has the power to make men happy and unhappy" - Evans
"Weak players count their winning positions. Strong players count their wins." - Unknown
"A master looks at every move he would like to make - especially the impossible ones" - Kasparov
"Surely chess is a sad waste of brains" - Scott
"God have mercy on the man who doubts what he's sure of" - Springsteen
"A good player is always lucky" - Capablanca
"After the game, the king and the pawn go back in the same box" - unknown
"Genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration" - Thomas Edison
"Chess is mental torture" -Kasparov
"You sit at the board and suddenly your heart leaps. Your hand trembles to pick up the piece and move it. But what chess teaches you is that you must sit there calmly and think about whether it's really a good idea and whether there are other, better ideas." -Stanley Kubrik
"The winner is the one who makes the next to last mistake" -Tartakower
"Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine" -Spielman
"A bad plan is better than no plan at all"-Marshall
"Two passed pawns on the sixth beat everything, up to a royal flush" -Ian Rogers
Pete Tamburro, the chess columnist for the Newark Star Ledger highlighted one of Roger’s games from the World Senior Amateur tournament in 2009.
To see the solution, go to the following link: