These players study the openings and try to find new routes and to introduce innovations. My opinion is that if they dedicated the better part of this time to the study of endings and to a better comprehension of the fundamental principles, they would better their game. It is often a waste of time to seek innovations in positions where there is nothing new to find, because one learns nothing to further his playing strength, outside of the structure of the position itself.
Jose R. Capablanca, Last Lectures (1966)
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