An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess.
Jose Raul CapablancaRead
The winning of a pawn among good players of even strength often means the winning of the game.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Gaining a small advantage in a competitive situation can lead to overall victory.
This quote by Jose Raul Capablanca emphasizes the significance of small advantages in strategic games like chess. It suggests that even a minor gain, such as winning a pawn, can be pivotal in determining the outcome of the match when played by equally skilled opponents, highlighting the importance of each decision and opportunity in achieving success.
Themes
PawnChessAdvantageSuccessStrategy
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about strategic thinking in business, one might say, 'As Capablanca noted, the winning of a pawn among good players often means the winning of the game, emphasizing the importance of every small advantage.'
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Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight
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The great World Champions Morphy, Steinitz, and Lasker were past masters in the art of Pawn play; they had no superiors in their handling of endgames. The present World Champion has not the strength of the other three as an endgame player, and is therefore inferior to them.
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Sultan Khan had become champion of India at Indian chess and he learned the rules of our form of chess at a later date. The fact that even under such conditions he succeeded in becoming champion reveals a genius for chess which is nothing short of extraordinary.
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Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements.
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