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Aron Nimzowitsch
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“The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.”
Aron Nimzowitsch (1886–1935) said by 1935 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Aron Nimzowitsch, as quoted in Nimzovich : The Hypermodern (1948) by Fred Reinfeld
Also quoted by: Siegbert Tarrasch (misattributed)
“The threat is stronger than the execution.”
Aron Nimzowitsch (1886–1935) first seen 1933 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Referring to the effect of a queen in Skakbladet 9 (1933) p.137; apocryphally also an opponent (either Emanuel Lasker or Vidmar, depending on who you believe) threatening to smoke mid-tournament.