“Giving up the center must not here be regarded as illogical. Was happiness no happiness because it endured for just a short time? One cannot always be happy.” GivingGiving UpShort TimeIllogicalAlways Be Happy Author:Aron Nimzowitsch
“How is it to be explained that something inside me revolts against the playing of obvious moves? Perhaps we may perceive the underlying reason in the fact that I derive satisfaction from seeking to reveal the concealed meaning of a position by means of maneuvering play and therefore I do not wish to see this satisfaction curtailed by a banal, more or less fortuitous decision. Naturally, this phenomenon is played out beneath the threshold of consciousness. The waking consciousness will, of course, in each individual case, give preference to the more rapid means of deciding the game.” GivingMayMeanReasonPlayFactsMovingCoursesGamesIndividualWishDecisionConsciousnessCasesPositionSatisfactionObviousSeekingPerceivePhenomenonWakingPreferenceRapidsConcealedRevoltThresholdFortuitous Author:Aron Nimzowitsch
“The knight of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center by Kn-Q5.” GivingMomentsNightChanceEnemyChessObligationInvasionKnightsUndertakings Author:Aron Nimzowitsch
