It is unjust, and sometimes very untrue, though it is a common theory, to hold that it is sacrifices which make the beauty of a combination, and that the combination is prettier by the magnitude of the sacrifices. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
The middlegame I repeat is chess itself, chess with all its possibilities, its attacks, defences, sacrifices, etc. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
All conceptions in the game of chess have a geometrical basis. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
It is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
It has been stated that a characteristic mark of a combination is surprise; surprise for the defender, not for the assailant, since otherwise the… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
All chess players know what a combination is. Whether one makes it oneself, or is its victim, or reads of it, it stands out… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
The King plays a most important part in the endgame, and gains in power and activity as the number of pieces on the board… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
Inexperienced players have a fear of this piece, which seems to them enigmatic, mysterious, and astonishing in its power. We must admit that it… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
Haste is never more dangerous than when you feel that victory is in your grasp. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
To find the best moves great Masters, with years of experience, engage in laborious research, and the moves thus found are blindly repeated by… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
