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The Dictionary of Chess Wisdom: Famous Quotes & Philosophy

Grandmasters are not just calculators; they are philosophers. Often, a single sentence from a World Champion can teach you more about the nature of the game than a thousand variations.

On Strategy On Psychology On Tactics Chess & Life

1. The Nature of Strategy

"Pawns are the soul of chess."
— François-André Danican Philidor
"Play the opening like a book, the middlegame like a magician, and the endgame like a machine."
— Rudolph Spielmann
"Help your pieces so they can help you."
— Paul Morphy
"When you see a good move, wait—look for a better one."
— Emanuel Lasker

2. The Psychological Battle

"The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
— Savielly Tartakower
"I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves."
— Bobby Fischer
"The hardest game to win is a won game."
— Emanuel Lasker
"Of course, errors are not good for a chess game, but errors are unavoidable and in any case, a game without errors, or as they say 'flawless game' is colorless."
— Mikhail Tal

3. Tactics & Attack

"Chess is 99% tactics."
— Richard Teichmann
"You must take your opponent into a deep dark forest where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one."
— Mikhail Tal
"The blunders are all there on the board, waiting to be made."
— Savielly Tartakower
"A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it."
— Wilhelm Steinitz

4. Chess as Life

"Chess is life in miniature. Chess is a struggle, chess is battles."
— Garry Kasparov
"Chess is everything: art, science, and sport."
— Anatoly Karpov
"Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece."
— Ralph Charell
"It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well."
— Savielly Tartakower