Material Advantage Quotes

Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.

Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game

In chess there can never be a favorite move. I can probably pinpoint in a specific game, there might be a move that was like, "Oh, that was a good move." And maybe certain moves turned the whole game around, but there's not one special move that does that, unless it's checkmate because that's when the game is over.

Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.

People of privilege will always risk their complete destruction rather than surrender any material part of their advantage.

A good sacrifice is one that is not necessarily sound but leaves your opponent dazed and confused.

The Queen is usually reckoned equal, in average situations, to two Rooks and a Pawn, but towards the end of a game she is hardly so valuable as two Rooks.

Most beginners who have learned the point system will only consider a sacrifice if it leads directly to checkmate or if the material can be won back by force. A Grandmaster, though, will frequently sacrifice for less tangible compensation, such as a lead in development or a superior pawn structure.

They have money and position and Ann has none.It's amazing how often you can be right as long as you have those two things working in your favor.