An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess.

To improve at chess you should in the first instance study the endgame.

The winning of a pawn among good players of even strength often means the winning of the game.

Chess is a very logical game and it is the man who can reason most logically and profoundly in it that ought to win.

Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight

The weaker the player the more terrible the Knight is to him, but as a player increases in strength the value of the Bishop becomes more evident to him, and of course there is, or should be, a corresponding decease in his estimation of the value of the Knight as compared to the bishop.

Excellent! I will still be in time for the ballet!