The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance but in the thought behind it.

First restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy.

How vain are our fears! I thought to myself. Sometimes we fear that which our opponent (or fate) had never even considered! After this, then, is it any longer worthwhile to rack one's brain to find new ghosts to fear? No, indeed: All hail optimism! - upon playing Hermanis Mattison after he overlooked an unusual knight manouevre.

The main Objective of any operation in an open file is the eventual Occupation of the seventh or eighth Rank.

In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

How can I lose to such an idiot?

Giving up the center must not here be regarded as illogical. Was happiness no happiness because it endured for just a short time? One cannot always be happy.