#memorizing

I haven't played a chess match for several decades. At one point I lost most of my chess games. Then I realized many of my competitors were memorizing the best moves and I was unwilling to do this. ↗

— John Harsanyi

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#chess #competitors #decades #games #haven

I worked hard at memorizing lists of facts and figures, and carried with me a book of facts. ↗

— Charles Van Doren

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#carried #facts #figures #hard #i