Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents; but one thing is not given to it, to put a stop permanently to the incursion of new and powerful ideas.
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
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
The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.
In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors. - Aron Nimzowitsch
In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.
Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent. - Aron Nimzowitsch
Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.
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
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…
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 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…
How can I lose to such an idiot? - Aron Nimzowitsch
How can I lose to such an idiot?
The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard - Aron Nimzowitsch
The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard
The threat is stronger than the execution. - Aron Nimzowitsch
The threat is stronger than the execution.
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