First restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy.
Do not always be thinking of attack! Moves that safeguard your position are often far more prudent.
In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.
The threat is stronger than the execution.
Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents.
A thorough knowledge of the elements takes us more than half the road to mastership