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> [Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/independence-of-thought-is-a-most-valuable-quality-in-a-chess-player/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

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## More by David Bronstein

> [Two passed pawns advancing on the enemy pieces have brought me more than a dozen points in tournaments.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/two-passed-pawns-advancing-on-the-enemy-pieces-have-brought-me-more/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [The most powerful weapon in Chess is to have the next move](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/the-most-powerful-weapon-in-chess-is-to-have-the-next-move/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything is lost.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/if-you-have-made-a-mistake-or-committed-an-inaccuracy-there-is-no/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [Sometimes at lectures I am asked: how would the champions of the last century play today? I think that, after making a hurried study…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/sometimes-at-lectures-i-am-asked-how-would-the-champions-of-the-last/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [Some pieces in the King's Indian appear on a 'special price' list: the dark square bishops are at the top of that list.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/some-pieces-in-the-king-s-indian-appear-on-a-special-price-list-the/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [Far from all of the obvious moves that go without saying are correct.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/far-from-all-of-the-obvious-moves-that-go-without-saying-are-correct/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [There is no disputing that in the eyes of Schlechter, Teichmann or even Rubinstein, the backward pawn was something more substantial than lively piece…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/there-is-no-disputing-that-in-the-eyes-of-schlechter-teichmann-or/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [There is not a single true chess-player in the world whose heart does not beat faster at the mere sound of such long beloved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/there-is-not-a-single-true-chess-player-in-the-world-whose-heart-does/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/the-essence-of-chess-is-thinking-about-what-chess-is/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [What the devil possessed me to reply 1. ... e5?? I compltely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much likes to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/what-the-devil-possessed-me-to-reply-1-e5-i-compltely-forgot-that/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/to-lose-one-s-objective-attitude-to-a-position-nearly-always-means/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution immediately, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/a-strong-player-requires-only-a-few-minutes-of-thought-to-get-to-the/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [Nowadays grandmasters no longer study their opponent's games so much, but they study his character, his behaviour and his temperament in the most thorough…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/nowadays-grandmasters-no-longer-study-their-opponent-s-games-so-much/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [Even in the heat of a middlegame battle the master still has to bear in mind the outlines of a possible future ending.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/even-in-the-heat-of-a-middlegame-battle-the-master-still-has-to-bear/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

> [When everything on the board is clear it can be so difficult to conceal your thoughts from your opponent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-bronstein/when-everything-on-the-board-is-clear-it-can-be-so-difficult-to/)

[David Bronstein](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-bronstein/)

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