You must not let your opponent know how you feel.

My achievements in the field of chess are the result of immense hard work in studying theory.

It has always been recognized that chess is an art, and its best practitioners have been described as artists.

There is no doubt that the reason for my awful oversight was over-confidence that sapped my sense of danger. So that is where to look for the cause of bad blunders - in the exulting feeling of self-congratulation.

The masters and grandmasters can be divided into three groups - the inveterate time trouble merchants, those who sometimes get into trouble, and those for whom the phenomenon is a very rare occurence.

Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.

If you study the classic examples of endgame play you will see how the king was brought up as soon as possible even though there seemed no particular hurry at the time.