“Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess.
The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics
praise them. It is because combinations are possible that Chess
is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise. They are the
poetry of the game; they are to Chess what melody is to
music. They represent the triumph of mind over matter”
(Reuben Fine)
“Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders”
(Savielly Tartakower)
“One doesn't have to play well, it's
enough to play better than your opponent”
(Siegbert Tarrasch)
“Later, I began to succeed in decisive games. Perhaps
because I realized a very simple truth: not only
was I worried, but also my opponent”
(Mikhail Tal)
Originally posted by scacchipazzo"You need not play well - just help your opponent to play badly." -Genrikh Chepukaitis.
“Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess.
The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics
praise them. It is because combinations are possible that Chess
is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise. They are the
poetry of the game; they are to Chess what melody is to
music. They represent the triumph of ...[text shortened]... I realized a very simple truth: not only
was I worried, but also my opponent”
(Mikhail Tal)
“It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men”
(Savielly Tartakover)
“Some sacrifices are sound; the rest are mine”
(Mikhail Tal)
“A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope
you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an
advantage, and the third... when you know you're going to lose!”
(Savielly Tartakower)
“Not all artists are Chess players, but all Chess players are artists”
(Marcel Duchamp)
“The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very
valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and strengthened by
it, so as to become habits ready on all occasions; for life is a kind of Chess”
(Benjamin Franklin)