It is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan

Chess is a game of understanding and not of memory.

It is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan

Inexperienced players have a fear of this piece, which seems to them enigmatic, mysterious, and astonishing in its power. We must admit that it has remarkable characteristics which compel respect and occasionally surprise the most wary players.

We should praise, rather, the courage of the player who, relying only on his intuition, plunges into a brilliant combination of which the issue does not appear to him too clear.

A defeatist spirit must inevitably lead to disaster.

It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all.