Jacob Aagaard

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)