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.
Bent LarsenLack of patience is probably the most common reason for losing a game, or drawing games that should have been won.
Bent LarsenHad I not played the Sicilian with Black I could have saved myself the trouble of studying for more than 20 years all the more popular lines of this opening, which comprise probably more than 25 percent of all published opening theory!
Bent LarsenPlay the open variation of the Ruy is my advice to all ordinary club players, and I recently even wrote a book about it, seen from Black's point of view. Why does everybody try to copy the grandmasters' strange positional maneuvers in the 5. ... B-K2 variation, instead of fighting for the in intiative?
Bent Larsen