Reuben Fine

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Discovered check is the dive bomber of the Chessboard
- Reuben Fine
Collection: Chess Game
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Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics praise them. It is because combinations are possible that Chess is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise. They are the poetry of the game; they are to Chess what melody is to music. They represent the triumph of mind over matter
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Collection: Exercise
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A plan is made for a few moves only, not for the whole game.
- Reuben Fine
Collection: Moving
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I'd rather have a Pawn than a finger
- Reuben Fine
Collection: Chess
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The king is a strong piece - use it !
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Collection: Strong
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Chess is like a delicious drug which offers such heavenly delights that they can never tear themselves away from it completely.
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Collection: Drug
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Believe firmly that in chess there are no rules without exceptions.
- Reuben Fine
Collection: Believe
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The profuse phallic symbolism of chess provides some fantasy gratification of the homosexual wish, particularly the desire for mutual masturbation.
- Reuben Fine
Collection: Symbolism
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Chess is a contest between two men which lends itself particularly to the conflicts surrounding aggression.
- Reuben Fine
Collection: Men