My forte was the middlegame. I had a good feeling for the critical moments of the play. This undoubtedly compensated for my lack of opening preparation and, possibly, not altogether perfect play in the endgame. In my games things often did not reach the endgame!

The best indicator of a Chess Player's form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.

There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!

Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation.

Time control directly influences the quality of play.

For example, computer defends well, but for humans its is harder to defend than attack, particularly with the modern time control.

We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre.