The Wisest Things Ever Said About Chess: With over 250 Annotated Positions (Batsford Chess Books)

as A Professional Journalist And Popular Chess Author, International Master Andrew Soltis Is Perhaps The Best Qualified To Collect And Edit This Treasury Of Chess Wisdom Through The Ages. With Quotations Running The Gamut From Timeless Irony (“the Winner Of The Game Is The Player Who Makes The Next-to-last Mistake.”—anonymous) To Pithy Advice (“to Get Squares, Ya Gotta Give Squares.”—bobby Fischer), Each Nugget Of Wisdom Is Accompanied By A Chess Position Illustrating The Idea Behind It. Divided Into Chapters On Calculation, Intuition, Strategy, Position Evaluation, Openings, Sacrifices, Attitude, Endgames, Mistakes, Studying, Time Management, And Tournament Tactics, This Is A Book That Chess Fans Will Appreciate As Much For Its Memorable Wit As For Its Practical Lessons. •'The best opening is the opening your opponent doesn't know.'•'The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.'This fascinating book contains 300 of the most astute insights on chess ever uttered, culled from three centuries of great players. Each of these invaluable maxims is illustrated with an annotated chess position, making the book a short cut to learning from the masters. These snippets of wisdom are arranged into chapters for easy reference: Calculation, Intuition, Strategy, Position Evaluation, Openings, Sacrifices, Attitude, Endgames, Mistakes, Studying, Time Management and Tournament Tactics. This is a great book to dip in and out of – every page contains a nugget of wisdom that will help you hone your own chess skills and win your next game. * 'The best opening is the opening your opponent doesn't know.' * 'The winner of the game is the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.' This fascinating book contains 300 of the most astute insights on chess ever uttered, culled from three centuries of great players.