Quotes from David Ionovich Bronstein

A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.

Chess is infinite and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponents wildest dreams will become reality.

The most powerful weapon in chess is to have the next move.

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.