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“Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the Master of Chess.”
As quoted in Chess and Computers (1976) by David N. L. Levy, p. 40
Concerning a World Chess Championship match, as quoted by William Ewart Napier in "The Bright Side of Chess" (1952) by Irving Chernev, p. 114
“Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.”
Siegbert Tarrasch buch Das Schachspiel
The Game of Chess (1931), Preface
“To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game.”
Response to a question as to What was the object of playing a gambit opening, as quoted in The Treasury of Chess Lore (1959) by Fred Reinfeld
“Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player.”
Siegbert Tarrasch buch Das Schachspiel
The Game of Chess (1931), Pt. 2 : The End Game, p. 79
“He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.”
As quoted in The Most Instructive Games of Chess Ever Played : 62 Masterpieces of Chess Strategy (1965) by Irving Chernev, Game 18 : The Isolated Pawn, p. 81
“Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game.”
As quoted in Cunning Exiles : Studies of Modern Prose Writers (1974), by Don Anderson and Stephen Thomas Knight, p. 41
“In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well.”
As quoted in "The Bright Side of Chess" (1952) by Irving Chernev, p. 107
“The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.”
Aron Nimzowitsch, as quoted in Nimzovich : The Hypermodern (1948) by Fred Reinfeld
Misattributed
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The Game of Chess (As quoted by Fred Reinfeld in Tarrasch's Best Games of Chess)
