How can I lose to such an idiot?

A thorough knowledge of the elements takes us more than half the road to mastership

The isolated Pawn casts gloom over the entire chessboard

The passed Pawn is a criminal, who should be kept under lock and key. Mild measures, such as police surveillance, are not sufficient

The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is a mere 'super', in the endgame on the other hand - on of the 'principals'. We must therefore develop him, bring him nearer to the fighting line.

Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check!

Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win.