“The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient” ShouldKeysPoliceMetaphorCriminalsChessSufficientLocksTacticsSurveillancePawnsEndgameBoard GamesLock And KeyChess Pawns Author:Aron Nimzowitsch
“Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect.” IfsShouldWellsImportantFactsPiecesRegardStrategyChessEngaged Author:Aron Nimzowitsch
“If in a battle, I seize a bit of debatable land with a handful of soldiers, without having done anything to prevent an enemy bombardment of the position, would it ever occur to me to speak of a conquest of the terrain in question? Obviously not. Then why should I do so in chess?” IfsShouldDoneSpeakBitsEnemyLandPositionBattleStrategySoldierChessShould IConquestHandfulTerrain Author:Aron Nimzowitsch
“The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed, this is a moral obligation. If the world of chess should remain deaf to its obligation, on the other hand, it would amount to an absolutely unforgivable omission, carrying with it a heavy burden of guilt.” IfsWorldShouldHandsMoralAmountGuiltBurdenHeavyChessObligationWinnerChampionChampionshipOrganizeDeafTournamentsOmissionMoral ObligationUnforgivableHeavy Burdens Author:Aron Nimzowitsch
