You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

The retreat of a minor piece to the back rank, where it cuts the lines of communication between the rooks, is permissable only in exceptional cases.

Chess is a matter of vanity.

As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities.

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.