“To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game” PersonsGamesLostPiecesSacrificeLosingChessChess GameChess Pieces Author:Savielly Tartakower
“All that matters on the Chessboard is good moves.” MatterMovingPsychologyChessChess Game Author:Bobby Fischer
“It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well” WellsEnoughPlaySuccessPlayerChessChess PlayersPlaying Chess Author:Siegbert Tarrasch
“Tactics flow from a superior position” PositionFlowChessSuperiorsTacticsChess Game Author:Bobby Fischer
“Later, I began to succeed in decisive games. Perhaps because I realized a very simple truth: not only was I worried, but also my opponent” GamesSimpleSucceedI RealizedChessWorriedOpponentsChess GameSimple Truths Author:Mikhail Tal
“Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight” IfsShouldBookUseUsedPlayerSightGlassesChessChess Players Author:Jose Raul Capablanca
“There are two types of sacrifices: correct ones and mine” TwoSacrificeMinesTypeChessTacticsChess GameChess Pieces Author:Mikhail Tal