In my opinion the Open variation is absolutely correct - and more interesting than the Closed.

The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master

A chess player never has a heart attack in a good position.

Chess is my profession. I am my own boss; I am free. I like literature and music, classical especially. I am in fact quite normal; I have a Bohemian profession without being myself a Bohemian. I am neither a conformist nor a great revolutionary.

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.

I don't care very much for miniatures. I don't try to beat my opponents quickly because if they are strong, I think I should respect them. It is too risky to play sharply to beat them in 20 moves.

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