By all means examine the games of the great chess players, but don't swallow them whole. Their games are valuable not for their separate moves, but for their vision of chess, their way of thinking.

I lost the match. I blame only myself for this. There were many opportunities to win. But I missed them, no one else.

It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit - one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the abyss.

I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.

An amusing fact: as far as I can recall, when playing the Ruy Lopez I have not yet once in my life had to face the Marshall Attack!

It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.

No, I do not want to sacrifice four days for two games. My time is too valuable to do that