The King plays a most important part in the endgame, and gains in power and activity as the number of pieces on the board diminishes. Acting in eight different directions, he becomes, instead of the weakest piece, one of the… — 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
It is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share
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
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
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
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
Haste is never more dangerous than when you feel that victory is in your grasp. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share
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
... though combinations are without number, the number of ideas are limited. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share
Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share
We should praise, rather, the courage of the player who, relying only on his intuition, plunges into a brilliant combination of which the issue… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share
