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Far from all of the obvious mo...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

A game of chess is not an exam...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

A strong player requires only ...

A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution immediately, and half an hour later merely convince yourself that your intuition has not deceived you.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

Independence of thought is a m...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

Two passed pawns advancing on ...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

The essence of Chess is thinki...

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

Nowadays grandmasters no longe...

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 fashion.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

The most powerful weapon in Ch...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

In chess, as in life, opportun...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

But whatever you might say and...

But whatever you might say and whatever I might say, a machine which can play chess with people is one of the most marvellous wonders of our 20th century!

David Bronstein 28 quotes

Even in the heat of a middlega...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

There is not a single true che...

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 and familiar words as 'gambit games'.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

Sometimes at lectures I am ask...

Sometimes at lectures I am asked: how would the champions of the last century play today? I think that, after making a hurried study of modern openings, and watching one or two tournaments, the champions of the last century, and indeed the century before that, would very quickly occupy the same place that they occupied when they were alive.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

To lose one's objective attitu...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

To play a match for the World ...

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

David Bronstein 28 quotes

If you have made a mistake or ...

If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything is lost. You have to reorientate yourself quickly and find a new plan in the new situation.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

Chess is imagination....

Chess is imagination.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

It is annoying that the rules ...

It is annoying that the rules of chess do not allow a pawn to take either horizontally or backwards, but only forwards ... This psychological tuning is ideal for attacking purposes, but what about for defence?

David Bronstein 28 quotes

There is no disputing that in ...

There is no disputing that in the eyes of Schlechter, Teichmann or even Rubinstein, the backward pawn was something more substantial than lively piece play, but in our day the latter is more often preferred.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

In the middlegame one should n...

In the middlegame one should not hesitate to advance a central passed pawn.

David Bronstein 28 quotes

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