Quote of the day
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it. He that is on a lee shore, and foresees a hurricane, stands out to sea and encounters a storm to avoid a shipwreck.
Israel Albert Horowitz
Born: November 15, 1907
Died: January 18, 1973 (aged 65)
Bio: Israel Albert Horowitz was a Jewish-American International Master of chess. He is most remembered today for the books he wrote about chess.
Known for:
- Chess openings: theory and practice (1964)
- How to think ahead in chess (1951)
- How to Win in the Chess Openings (1951)
- Chess traps, pitfalls, and swindles (1954)
- Point Count Chess (1960)