Jacob Aagaard

Danish-born Scottish chess player

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.

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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  • 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.
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