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What's the phase of the game you like the most?

Do you like playing the opening more, or the middlegame? Or endgame?

I like the middlegame the most, because it looks as the most mysterious phase and I think the strength of the player is hidden in this stage, at least the biggest percentage of his strength.

I also hate endgames because they are so simple and yet so difficult to master, so I think it's a better idea to let luck decide for the endgame.
"let luck decide for the endgame" What!??
Start studying the endgame so you can make your own luck and enter the endgame confidently! :)

The phase I enjoy the most is the transition between mid game and endgame. Where alot of the liquidation happens.
Capablanca was amazing at this phase.
Edit: Fischer was also amazing at the art of liquidation
I go for an endgame only when there is nothing interesting to do on the board, or when I am in a worse position.

A worse endgame is theorically lost, but guess what, practically many worse endgames are draw. Even masters can't play endgame perfectly, so why bother with it?
I like the opening best. I feel like I can get an advantage by knowing opening lines better than my opponent.
I like engame the most, 'cause you already know who is leading and you have to think a lot. Everyone can change a result of whole game. A maybe like middlegame not less.
But I really don't like opening. All of them are already thought and you can't do anything new. I hope you understood what I meant.
P.S. sorry for my language
The checkmate part of the game is my personal favourite.
The opening when the pieces are in a symmetrical harmony.
I enjoy the middlegame the most, I suppose because it is the phase of the game with the most possibilities and not dominated so much by theory. Then again, at my level, theory often goes out the window after a few moves anyway!

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