To play a match
To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player. David Bronstein
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To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player. David Bronstein
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
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
It would be as naive to study the song of the nightingale, as it would be ridiculous to try and win a King’s Gambit against a representative of the old chess guard. 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 list. David Bronstein
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
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
In the middlegame one should not hesitate to advance a central passed pawn. David Bronstein
What the devil possessed me to reply 1. … e5?? I compltely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much likes to play the King’s Gambit. David Bronstein
Two passed pawns advancing on the enemy pieces have brought me more than a dozen points in tournaments. David Bronstein