“Of chess it has often been said that life is not long enough for it - but that is the fault of life, not chess.” LongSaidEnoughLife IsFaultsChess Author:William Ewart Napier
“The Pawn move is a capital investment. Every one of the forty-eight should, from the beginning, be spent as if it were one of the last forty-eight apprehensive and responsible dollars between yourself and starvation.” IfsShouldLastsMovingResponsibleDollarsInvestmentEightChessFortyStarvationPawnsCapital InvestmentForty Eight Author:William Ewart Napier
“In the laboratory the gambits all test unfavorably, but the old rule wears well, that all gambits are sound over the board.” WellsSoundTestsChessBoardsLaboratoryGambit Author:William Ewart Napier
“Once I asked Teichman what he thought of Bird's chess: "Same as his health," he replied, "always alternating between being dangerously ill and dangerously well."” WellsHumourBirdIllChess Author:William Ewart Napier
