If in a battle, I seize a bit of debatable land with a handful of soldiers, without having done anything to prevent an enemy bombardment of the posit…

- Aron Nimzowitsch

The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

- Aron Nimzowitsch

Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.

- Aron Nimzowitsch

In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

- Aron Nimzowitsch

Giving up the center must not here be regarded as illogical. Was happiness no happiness because it endured for just a short time? One cannot always b…

- Aron Nimzowitsch

How can I lose to such an idiot?

- Aron Nimzowitsch

The threat is stronger than the execution.

- Aron Nimzowitsch

The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is a mere 'super', in the e…

- Aron Nimzowitsch

The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard

- Aron Nimzowitsch