“Chess is a fighting game which is purely intellectual and includes chance.” FightingGamesChanceIntellectualChessChess Game Author:Richard Reti
“The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations.” GamesLinesDecisionChessCombinationSchemes Author:Richard Reti
“Most chess players know, thanks to the study of master games, that two bishops are stronger than two knights or than bishop and knight, though very few know the reason for this advantage and how to turn it to account.” KnowsTwoReasonTurnsGamesStudyPlayerMastersAdvantageAccountsStrongerChessThanksKnightsBishopsChess Players Author:Richard Reti
“The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces ... and giving them breath of life.” GivingMindHumansFeelingsLyingGamesPleasureBehindsPiecesBreathsChessCombinationHuman MindDominating Author:Richard Reti
“A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play. This is a rule which has stood its test in chess history and one which we cannot impress forcibly enough upon the young chess player. A beginner should avoid Queen's Gambit and French Defence and play open games instead! While he may not win as many games at first, he will in the long run be amply compensated by acquiring a thorough knowledge of the game” ShouldFirstsMayLongEnoughPlayRunningYoungGamesWinningPlayerTestsFoundationChessQueensLong RunsImpressTacticsDefenceThoroughBeginnersChess GameChess PlayersThorough KnowledgeGambit Author:Richard Reti