“This game the Persian Magi did invent, The force of Eastern wisdom to express: From thence to busy Europeans sent, And styled by modern Lombards pensive chess.” GamesForceModernBusyChessEasternPersianPensive Author:Isaac Asimov
“Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game” EndsGamesForgetToo MuchModernConcernedStructureChessForget ItPawnsChess GameCheckmateChess Pawns Author:Nigel Short
“He is the so-called father of the modern school of chess; before him, the King was considered a weak piece and players set out to attack the King directly. Steinitz claimed that the King was well able to take care of itself, and ought not to be attacked until one had some other positional advantage. He understood more about the use of squares than Morphy and contributed a great deal more to chess theory.” WellsUseCareAbleSchoolFatherDealsPiecesPlayerModernTheoryOughtKingsUnderstoodAdvantageWeakTake CareChessSquares Author:Bobby Fischer
“His teaching became a turning point in chess history: it was from Steinitz that the era of modern chess began. The contribution of the first world champion to its development is comparable with the great scientific discoveries of the 19th century.” WorldFirstsTeachingModernCenturyDevelopmentDiscoveryChessErasChampionContribution19th CenturyTurning PointsScientific DiscoveryWorld Champions Author:Garry Kasparov