Good positions don't win games, good moves do.[Gerald ABRAHAMS]I've wasted a Black.[ABRAHAMS, after drawing a game with the Black pieces]You can retreat pieces... but not pawns. So always think twice about pawn moves.[Michael STEAN, in Simple Chess]Open files can be used by both players. The chess player, not being an unselfish advocate of equal opportunity, naturally prefers a one-way system.[Michael STEAN, in Simple Chess, on half-open files]
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(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. |