“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
“It is a profound mistake to imagine mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be learned. Every player knows that all (or almost all) combinations arise from a recollection of familiar elements.” KnowsArtNaturalMistakeImaginePlayerTalentDependsElementsProfoundChessAriseFamiliarCombinationImagine ThatRecollectionNatural Talent Author:Richard Reti