Jacob Aagaard

Whenever we see an unprotected piece we must keep our eyes peeled because this is one of the most important ingredients of a combination.

Jacob Aagaard (born 31 July 1973) is a Danish-born Scottish chess Grandmaster and British Champion in 2007. He is also a chess author and co-owner of Quality Chess, a chess publishing house.

Quotes

• 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.
  • As quoted in his Excelling at Positional Chess (2003), p. 19.

• Whenever we see an unprotected piece we must keep our eyes peeled because this is one of the most important ingredients of a combination.
  • As quoted in his Excelling at Positional Chess (2003), p. 159.

• We always say, one day we will laugh at this. I always try to make sure that this one day is today…
  • "Are chess players intelligent?" Quality Chess Blog (6 October 2010)

External links

• Jacob Aagaard's Blog
• Interview With 94th British Champion GM Jacob Aagaard
• Jacob Aagaard vs Per Arnt Rasmussen, 1996, King's Gambit: Accepted, Kieseritsky Gambit Kolisch Defense (C39), 1-0