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 has been stated that a characteristic mark of a combination is surprise; surprise for the defender, not for the assailant, since otherwise the combination will probably be unsound.

All conceptions in the game of chess have a geometrical basis.

Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess.

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

The King plays a most important part in the endgame, and gains in power and activity as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. Acting in eight different directions, he becomes, instead of the weakest piece, one of the most formidable units.