"In order to defeat me, you have to beat me three times: in the opening,
in the middlegame, and again in the ending”
in the middlegame, and again in the ending”
(another personal favourite)" A combination composed of a sacrifice has more immediate effect upon the person playing over the game in which it occurs than another combination, because the apparent senselessness of the sacrifice is convincing proof of the design of the player offering it. |
Richard RETI, Modern Ideas in Chess. |