In positions of strategic manoeuvring (where time is not of decisive importance) seek the worst-placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most….

Emotional instability can be one of the factors giving rise to a failure by chess players in important duels. Under the influence of surging emotions….

Often you will find the opposite situation. The author seems to have interesting ideas, but he is not able to illustrate them with decent examples. I….

Black is now in desperate need of a good idea. Or, to put it standard chess notation, +-.

I do not know to whom the aphorism 'There are no sound studies, only ones that haven't been busted yet' belongs, but it has measure of truth in it..

Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously..

It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately..

As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively..

It is very important to learn to weigh up objectively (or assess intuitively) the totality of the competitive and psychological factors..

It is hardly useful if you trustingly play through variation after variation from a book. It is a great deal more useful and more interesting if you ….

I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament successes of my lads than I….