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My most difficult opponent is myself. When I am playing I often involuntarily make a world champion out of a candidate master.
Lev Polugaevsky
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Lev Polugaevsky
Age: 60 †
Born: 1934
Born: November 20
Died: 1995
Died: August 30
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