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 strategic wisdom of the sagesCapablanca says in the opening, pieces are to be moved in preference to pawns, Aagaard that in the endgame, the first pieces to activate are your strongest pieces, Botvinnik that you measure the value of a developed piece by its target, Euwe that you build your attack on a target to build control and gain the initiative, Reti that it's not occupying the center that counts, but controlling it, Berliner that the number one key to winning a chess game is gaining control, Bronstein that what counts is getting pieces (or the reach of their force) to cross the demarcation line into the opponent's position, Smyslov that the crucial thing is to develop the harmony of your pieces so they work together, Karpov that the most important principle is to restrain the scope of your opponent's pieces, Beim that the dynamics of the future position (usually) trump the statics of a fixed structure, Korchnoi that in closed games, the c- and d-files are the most important, . . and so forth, there are certainly plenty of others. . . These various grandmasters are speaking in general strategic terms, acknowledging that any general principle on what to play on any particular move may be trumped by the needs of a specific position, or your plan of action, or your opponent's style. Wondering what other bits of wisdom others have heard, or even what others think about these, or other general guidelines. |
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sixofspades 12-Mar-12, 20:19 |
Deleted by sixofspades on 13-Mar-12, 04:51.
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perdurabo 13-Mar-12, 03:27 |
On his CD "The isolated queen pawn" Reinhold Ripperger starts his introductory text by first quoting Tarrasch "Whoever is afraid of playing with an isolated queen pawn should give up chess", then quotes Tartakower "An isolated pawn spreads gloom across the whole board." and goes on with the question "Which of the two was correct?" to which he comes up with the answer "Both in my opinion! In many positions the IQP contributes to its possessor's launching a furious attack, in others it is the main cause of defeat. [...]". |
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Wisdom quoted from non chess sages He often quotes the great minds of the past in regards to Chess. "he who has never done anything reckless is less wise than he thinks" La Rochefoucauld "The fear of possible error should not deter us from the search for truth" Helvetius |
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bigpeta 13-Mar-12, 05:56 |
I think i would stress more that which you alluded to at the end - these are guidelines and not rules cast in stone. To be a good player you must 1st learn the guidelines and then to be a great player you must learn when you can ignore them. finally a thought from the world of sumo wrestling for the lower rated players facing a stronger opponent. if you think you might lose, then you already have. |
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rockall 13-Mar-12, 13:29 |
"Lessons With A Grandmaster" with aphorisms. I will gather some that I like the most and post them when I finish the book. In the meantime-- "When you have advantage in time (development), you have to create more tension and make the postion more sharp, more dynamic." and making a point similar to shamash's final point- Gulkov speaking to the student. "Your thoughts are generally correct, but too general. Here it is important to fina a concrete way." I confess that moving based generalities is sometimes a weakness of mine. |
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baronderkilt 21-Mar-12, 05:34 |
Shamash ... Sage Wisdom of the Strategists, and Sage Strategies of the Wise ~! That's pretty groovy ... I have to like the Reti, since i was hopelessly endeared to the hypermodern defenses most of my Chess Life, from little patzer onward (to bigger patzer, lol, but patzerism never fades entirely as I now return there, whence I came, full circle). But I have to love the Bronstein! Being a hopeless Romantic with White. Like a split personality of Chess, yeow. How can it happen?! Of course, hypermodern defenders dont have to face Romantic openings. Maybe that is the key. But Romantic WT's can do little to wine and dine the opponent if he won't play (e4) ...e5 ! |
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baronderkilt 21-Mar-12, 05:37 |
Oh I do have one nobody has ever heard ... Chess is all about being in the right place at the right time with the right pieces! |
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Well maybe not wisdom but maybe the funniest quote Nimzowitsch on losing to Sämisch…I think |
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baronderkilt 23-Mar-12, 14:12 |
oh thats grande ... I always marvel at it. |
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Just came across this one 'Wanderer, There is No Path Through' Just a few simple words that speak volumes. |
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A good one from Jon Edwards 'A strong player-friend of mine once told me that the strongest moves often take advantage of the opponents last move.' |
