A grandmaster needs to retain thousands of games in his head, for games are to him what the words of their mother tongue are to ordinary people, or n….

Losing can persuade you to change what doesn't need to be changed, and winning can convince you everything is fine even if you are on the brink of di….

If you wish to succeed, you must brave the risk of failure..

Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it is much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by..

Chess is an art and not a spectator sport..

The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general – is not trusting their instincts enough..

We think about time as something not to waste, not as something to invest..

It is better to have a bad plan than no plan..

Solving new problems is what keeps us moving forward as individuals and as a society, so don't back down..

I like to say that the attacker always has the advantage..

Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable..

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solv….

If you don't take risks, you don't drink champagne..

Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with counter-chances for the opp….

The highest Art of the Chess player lies in not allowing your Opponent to show you what he can do..

Sometimes the hardest thing to do in a pressure situation is to allow the tension to persist. The temptation is to make a decision, any decision, eve….

The only way to fail for me is just not to try..

Learning from our mistakes is critical for improving, but even I don't have patience for ranking my regrets. Regret is a negative emotion that inhibi….

It's not enough to be talented. It's not enough to work hard and to study late into the night. You must also become intimately aware of the methods y….

Chess is life in miniature. Chess is struggle, chess is battles.

Chess is mental torture..