SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
The more things change, the more they stay the same!
GM Svetozar Gligoric (b.1923 Serbia)
”The increased percentage of draws in many strong international tournaments does not illustrate an eventual decline of fighting spirit but rather the growth of competitors in quality and number–a phenomenon which puts new standards into grandmasters’ practice.
A vast knowledge of openings which reaches deep stages of the middlegame, a well specialized individual repertory and high technics of defense are very commonly met today even among players of lesser reputation.
Gradually, the strongest grandmasters are becoming accustomed to having to wear down every day a stubborn resistance which defies their powers and forces them to find ever keener weapons whereby to achieve victory.”
S. Gligoric, writing for Chess Review , 1967
SPRAGGETT ON CHESS
Spraggett on Chess 