Capture of the adverse King is the ultimate but not the first object of the game

I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it

In the ending the king is a powerful piece for assisting his own pawns, or stopping the adverse pawns.

Have you ever seen a monkey examining a watch?

Chess is not for timid souls.

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack