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

He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.

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

White lost because he failed to remember the right continuation and had to think up the moves himself

Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game.

Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns

I have a quite feeling of pity for all those who don't know chess; almost like I am sorry for those who never learned to love. Chess, like love and music, has the ability of making people happy.