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In blitz, the knight is stronger than the bishop. ~ chess quote by Vlastmil Hort Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train, in 1929. ~ chess quote by Mikhail Botvinnik It is very difficult to play a single blitz game! You want to play for a long time. So […]

What is the object of playing a gambit opening?… To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game ~ chess quote by Siegbert Tarrasch Many Chess players were surprised when after the game, Fischer quietly explained: ‘I had already analyzed this possibility’ in a position which I thought […]

No other master has such a terrific will to win. At the board, he radiates danger, and even the strongest opponents tend to freeze, like rabbits when they smell a panther. Even his weaknesses are dangerous. As white, his opening game is predictable – you can make plans against it – but so strong that […]

Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer. ~ chess quote by Albert Einstein In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated. ~ chess quote by Emanuel Lasker