In the laboratory the gambits all test unfavorably, but the old rule wears well, that all gambits are sound over the board. — William Ewart Napier Copy Share Image
After crippling the big red retard tonight, over a short period of time I have run the gambit of the who's who… — Triple H Copy Share Image
Donald Trump is behaving in an extremely provocative way toward China, having first cancelled the TPP and alienated America's friends in the… — David Frum Copy Share Image
There's the Ronald Reagan cupped-ear gambit. The press is deliberately and systematically kept away from him. All you hear is a bunch… — John Chancellor Copy Share Image
Boris Vasilievich was the only top-class player of his generation who played gambits regularly and without fear ... Over a period of… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
There is not a single true chess-player in the world whose heart does not beat faster at the mere sound of such… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
What the devil possessed me to reply 1. ... e5?? I compltely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play. This is a rule which has stood its test in chess history… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
It would be as naive to study the song of the nightingale, as it would be ridiculous to try and win a… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit - one incautious move, and Black can be on the… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
“Although social relationships may be crippled by acrimonious minefields, manipulative psychological gambits or mysterious undercurrent power games, a number of social tell-tale… — Erik Pevernagie Copy Share Image
What is the object of playing a gambit opening?... To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of… — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
Theory regards this opening as incorrect, but it is impossible to agree with this. Out of the five tournament games played by… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
I write on a computer, but I've run the complete gambit. When I was very young, I wrote with a ballpoint pen… — Charles de Lint Copy Share Image
Each of us can, by ploy or gambit, most naturally gain the advantage. — Stephen Potter Copy Share Image
The delight in gambits is a sign of chess youth... In very much the same way as the young man, on reaching… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Even in the King's Gambit ... White is no longer trying to attack at all costs. He has had to adapt his… — Neil McDonald Copy Share Image
It is no secret that any talented player must in his soul be an artist, and what could be dearer to his… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
A gambit never becomes sheer routine as long as you fear you may lose the king and pawn ending! — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Reductio ad absurdum, which Euclid loved so much, is one of a mathematician's finest weapons. It is a far finer gambit than… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
