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!

'Rubberneck' has nothing to do with comedy, nor does it follow comedic people.

I have found after 1.d4 there are more opportunities for richer play.

Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities. And so you must have very strong nervous system and then you must be well prepared, you must be able to work a lot.

I still love to play chess. So I do not even spend a minute on the possibility to step back.

I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event.

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