Some part of a mistake is always correct.

It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'..

I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people..

Like the alchemist of old, for ever searching for the philosopher's stone, the analyst to-day never stops looking for stronger moves to prevent the d….

As for me, I am unfortunate enough not to posses a happy temperament like Najdorf, who views every happening in a rosy light and avoids any possibili….

A game is always won through a mistake..

Seize the outpost K5 with your knight, and you can go to sleep. Checkmate will come by itself..

The ability to create and to control the tension of battle is perhaps the principal attainment of the great player..

The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing.

Whenever Black succeeds in assuming the initiative in maintaining it to a successful conclusion, the sporting spirit of the chess lover feels gratifi….

The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake..

Any opening is good enough, if its reputation is bad enough..

I never defeated a healthy opponent..

Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do..

The first essential for an attack is the will to attack..

To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game.

The mistakes are there, waiting to be made.

It's always better to sacrifice your opponent's men.

A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and th….

A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover..

In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness..