Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!
You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.
A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.
Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.
Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.
I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.