p.13 [Alexy Kosikov quoted] "the principle of the worst piece": decide which of your pieces
is placed worse than all the others, and move it to better squares.
p.51 In fact the negation of some obvious rule does not signify that the position is not subject to the
laws of chess - it is simply that other, latent principles and rules are operating.
p.54 The side who has an advantage in space can freely manoeuvre with his pieces, switching
them from flank to flank, whereas his opponent often lacks scope for manoeuvring, and his pieces hinder one another... Seizure
of space is usually secured by advancing your own pawns; in so doing they cease to defend certain important
squares in their own camp, which in some cases may be exploited by the opponent to develop a counterattack.
p.58 A cramped position sometimes resembles a compressed spring, which is capable of uncoiling at
any moment!
p.60 [Nimzowitsch quoted] "... the attacker relies mainly on his territorial superiority -
on the superior state of his lines of communication. The game is lost, because at some point it proves impossible for the
defender to keep pace with his opponent in the rapid regrouping of his forces."
p.116 [Tarrasch quoted] "If one piece stands badly, the entire game stands badly"
p.118 Developing an initiative means finding targets to attack, thereby forcing the opponent to
defend them.
p.151 A highly important principle in the conversion of an advantage is the optimal restriction
of the opponent's possibilities, the suppression of any counterplay, of any useful operations aimed
at improving his position. In order to successfully put this principle into effect, it is necessary to use "prophylactic thinking".
p.153 The transformation of a position is one of the subtle and difficult procedures in the conversion
of an advantage. What is required here is flexible and dynamic thinking, precise evaluation (often
it is not easy to weigh up whether the change in the position is advantageous to us) and, ... an accurate calculation
of variations.
