A Grandmaster Needs To Retain Thousands Of

By The Time A Player Becomes A Grandmaster, Almost All Of His Training Time Is Dedicated To Work On This First Phase. The Opening Is The Only Phase That Holds Out The Potential For True Creativity And Doing Something Entirely New.

The Worst Enemy Of The Strategist Is The Clock. Time Trouble... Reduces Us All To Pure Reflex And Reaction, Tactical Play. Emotion And Instinct Cloud Our Strategic Vision When There Is No Time For Proper Evaluation.

My Nature Is That I Have To Excite Myself With A Big Challenge.

In Syria, Vladimir Putin Sees The Chance To Make Millions Of Refugees And Weaponise Them. The Us Has To Take A Lead In Defending The Values Of The Free World.

What I Am Trying To Figure Out In My Preface Is How Romans Could Operate Without The Simple Items - Maps - That Are Necessary For Running Such A Huge Empire.