The knight is renowned for, among other things, its suitability as a blockader ... Because its strength lies in short-range operations it is not unco…

- Samuel Reshevsky

We often hear the terms 'positional' and 'tactical' used as opposites. But this is as wrong as to consider a painting's composition unrelated to its …

- Samuel Reshevsky

Good players develop a tactical instinct, a sense of what is possible or likely and what is not worth calculating.

- Samuel Reshevsky

What is a weak pawn? A pawn that is exposed to attack and also difficult to defend is a weak pawn. There are several varieties: isolated, doubled, to…

- Samuel Reshevsky

By playing slowly during the early phases of a game I am able to grasp the basic requirements of each position. Then, despite being in time pressure,…

- Samuel Reshevsky

Chess sharpens the mind, stimulates concentration, improves the memory and promotes visualization.

- Samuel Reshevsky

Tartakower once wrote that after planting a Knight in the center you can go to sleep. This is not to be taken literally, of course, but it contains m…

- Samuel Reshevsky

It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame.

- Samuel Reshevsky

My style is somewhere between that of Tal and Petrosian

- Samuel Reshevsky