Top 4 Quotes & Sayings by Jacob Aagaard

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British chess player Jacob Aagaard.
Last updated on April 17, 2025.
Jacob Aagaard

Jacob Aagaard is a Danish-born Scottish chess grandmaster and the 2007 British Chess Champion. He is Scotland's third-highest rated player as of July 2021, with an Elo rating of 2477. His peak rating was 2542. In 2004, he took second place in the Scottish Chess Championship. In 2005, he took first place in the Scottish Championship but was not a British citizen, so the title went to Craig Pritchett. In 2012 he won the title; the first time he played and was eligible to win it. He is also a chess author and co-owner of Quality Chess, a chess publishing house.

Knights are cavalry, bishops are archers, rooks are cannons and queens are wizards. — © Jacob Aagaard
Knights are cavalry, bishops are archers, rooks are cannons and queens are wizards.
The choice of moves should not be made on an exact verdict of the final position, but on whether or not your position has improved or worsened.
We always say, one day we will laugh at this. I always try to make sure that this one day is today.
Whenever we see an unprotected piece we must keep our eyes peeled because this is one of the most important ingredients of a combination.
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