The defensive power of a pinned piece is only imaginary

Strategically important points should be overprotected. If the pieces are so engaged, they get their regard in the fact that they will then find themselves well posted in every respect.

The knight of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center by Kn-Q5.

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

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

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

The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed, this is a moral obligation. If the world of chess should remain deaf to its obligation, on the other hand, it would amount to an absolutely unforgivable omission, carrying with it a heavy burden of guilt.