Nimzovitch became then for me more or less the author of the only book which could help me get away from these Euwe books, which, I admit, are very good for the ordinary club player. But once you've reached a certain strength you get the impression that everything that Euwe writes is a lie.

The books say that it is not so serious to lose time in a closed position; I am lucky, since these comments have not harmed me too much.

Most of all I like "bad" lines, that is those considered bad, in my opinion unjustly, by theory. The reason for the last quotation marks is that most so-called theory is only a collection of examples from master practice.

One charming characteristic of many flank attacks I could mention is that they do not very often lead to simplification: if the attack is parried, there usually are still opportunities left for initiating action in another sector.

Chess is a beautiful mistress.

The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master

Lack of patience is probably the most common reason for losing a game, or drawing games that should have been won.