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Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory, are caused by either impatience, complacency, exhaustion, or all of the above.
Pal Benko
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Pal Benko
Age: 91 †
Born: 1928
Born: July 15
Died: 2019
Died: August 25
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Pál Charles Benkő
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