Weak points or holes in the opponent's position must be occupied by pieces not Pawns
More Author Quotes
- As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In its absense the game to me is lifeless and void. The vitalizing factor is missing, and I … ▶
- ... a lively imagination can exercise itself most fully and creatively in conjuring up magnificent combinations. ✨ Siegbert Tarrasch (1935). The Game of Chess, p.97, Courier Corporation
- Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about!
- Intellectual activity is perhaps the greatest pleasure of life; chess is one of the forms of intellectual activity.
- I look one move ahead... the best!
Most Cited Authors
William Shakespeare2362
Cassandra Clare2086
Ralph Waldo Emerson2017
Paulo Coelho1839
Rajneesh1644
Sherrilyn Kenyon1633
Mark Twain1626
C. S. Lewis1624
Rick Riordan1549
Oscar Wilde1401
Albert Einstein1372
J. K. Rowling1274
Rumi1268
Friedrich Nietzsche1258
John Green1254
Swami Vivekananda1206
Thomas Jefferson1179
Richelle Mead1130
Barack Obama1115
Henry David Thoreau1086
Terry Pratchett1070
Stephen King1024
Mahatma Gandhi1019
Jodi Picoult1016
Neil Gaiman977
Haruki Murakami976
Laozi972
27
The Best Quotes
Bob Filner 
Ewan McGregor 
Emma Bull 
Anne-Marie Duff 
Martin Luther 
Kelly Osbourne 
Gresham Barrett 
Francisco Goya 
Elizabeth I 
Paul Gallico 
Jerry Saltz 
Jim Sensenbrenner 
Charles Simic 
Aldous Huxley Most Liked Authors
- William Shakespeare46.4k
- Cassandra Clare40.9k
- Ralph Waldo Emerson38.9k
- Paulo Coelho35.9k
- Rajneesh32k
- Sherrilyn Kenyon31.8k
- Mark Twain31.7k
- C. S. Lewis31k
- Rick Riordan30.4k
- Oscar Wilde26.9k
- Albert Einstein26.8k
- J. K. Rowling24.6k
- John Green24.5k
- Friedrich Nietzsche24.4k
- Rumi24.3k
- Swami Vivekananda23.3k
- Thomas Jefferson22.7k
- Richelle Mead22.2k
- Barack Obama21.6k
- Terry Pratchett21k
- Henry David Thoreau20.6k
- Stephen King19.8k
- Jodi Picoult19.8k
- Mahatma Gandhi19.7k
- Neil Gaiman19.2k
- Laozi19.1k
- Haruki Murakami19k
27