The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The knight of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Chess strategy as such today is still in its diapers, despite Tarrasch's statement 'We live today in a beautiful time of progress… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
If in a battle, I seize a bit of debatable land with a handful of soldiers, without having done anything to prevent… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The main Objective of any operation in an open file is the eventual Occupation of the seventh or eighth Rank. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check! — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The night of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
It is a well known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
When I today ask myself whence I got the moral courage, for it takes moral courage to make a move (or form… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed,… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Chess strategy as such today is still in its diapers, despite Tarrasch's statement 'We live today in a beautiful time of progress in all… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Giving up the center must not here be regarded as illogical. Was happiness no happiness because it endured for just a short time? One… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
If in a battle, I seize a bit of debatable land with a handful of soldiers, without having done anything to prevent an enemy… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
The knight of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center by Kn-Q5. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
How is it to be explained that something inside me revolts against the playing of obvious moves? Perhaps we may perceive the underlying reason… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
