I had a toothache during the first game. In the second game I had a headache. In the third game it was an attack of rheumatism. In the fourth game, I wasn't feeling well. And in the fifth game? Well, must one have to win every game?

Always put the rook behind the pawn.... Except when it is incorrect to do so.

In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the advance of one of its own pawns to the queening square.

If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself.

I look one move ahead... the best!

I already came upon the world as a extraordinary human being; to my parents' great horror, I was equipped with a clubfoot which, however, did not hamper my rapid progress.

One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent