David Bronstein

Two passed pawns advancing on the enemy pieces have brought me more than a dozen points in tournaments.

— David Bronstein

The most powerful weapon in Chess is to have the next move

— David Bronstein

If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything…

— David Bronstein

Sometimes at lectures I am asked: how would the champions of the last century play today? I think that, after making a…

— 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…

— David Bronstein

Far from all of the obvious moves that go without saying are correct.

— David Bronstein

There is no disputing that in the eyes of Schlechter, Teichmann or even Rubinstein, the backward pawn was something more substantial than…

— 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…

— David Bronstein

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

— David Bronstein

What the devil possessed me to reply 1. ... e5?? I compltely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much…

— David Bronstein

To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game.

— David Bronstein

A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution…

— 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…

— David Bronstein

Even in the heat of a middlegame battle the master still has to bear in mind the outlines of a possible future…

— David Bronstein

When everything on the board is clear it can be so difficult to conceal your thoughts from your opponent.

— David Bronstein

In chess, as in life, opportunity strikes but once.

— David Bronstein

When you play against an experienced opponent who exploits all the defensive resources at his command you sometimes have to walk time…

— David Bronstein

It would be as naive to study the song of the nightingale, as it would be ridiculous to try and win a…

— David Bronstein

A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.

— David Bronstein

To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player.

— David Bronstein

Theory regards this opening as incorrect, but it is impossible to agree with this. Out of the five tournament games played by…

— David Bronstein

But whatever you might say and whatever I might say, a machine which can play chess with people is one of the…

— David Bronstein

Chess is imagination.

— David Bronstein

It is no secret that any talented player must in his soul be an artist, and what could be dearer to his…

— David Bronstein

Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.

— David Bronstein