Replacement

In some places words have been replaced by symbols which, like amulets from a witch's bag, have the power to consume the living spirit of chess. - Tigran Petrosian

Chess Problems

Chess problems demand from the composer the same virtues that characterize all worthwhile art: originality, invention, consciousness, harmony, complexity, and splendid insincerity. - Vladimir Nabokov

Combinations in Chess

Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics praise them. It is because combinations are possible that Chess is more than a lifeless mathematical exercise. They are the poetry of the game; they are to Chess what melody is to music. They represent the triumph of mind over matter (Reuben Fine)

Quote for the day

A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life. Charles Darwin

PETROSIAN RULE

PETROSIAN RULE: Sometimes winning is the only acceptable outcome. In such a situation, should you adopt a wild opening, swinging for the bleachers from the first move? The great Petrosian often counseled the young and talented Russian-Armenian master Karen Gregorian. Once Gregorian returned from an important qualifying tournament and showed Petrosian a last-round game in which the young man played some dubious opening moves as Black and lost. Petrosian cross-examined him: Petrosian: "Why did you play such terrible moves? Even you should understand these are bad." Gregorian: "I had to win to qualify." Petrosian: "Make a note. It's much easier to play for a win from an equal position than from a bad position!"

Chess Qoute

"It is only with the heart that one can see rightly; what is essential is invisible to the eye." Antoine de Saint-Exupery