Chess is infinite, and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponent's wildest dreams will become reality.

What the devil possessed me to reply 1. ... e5?? I compltely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much likes to play the King's Gambit.

To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player.

If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything is lost. You have to reorientate yourself quickly and find a new plan in the new situation.

To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game.

Chess is infinite, and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponent's wildest dreams will become reality.

When you play against an experienced opponent who exploits all the defensive resources at his command you sometimes have to walk time and again, along the narrow path of 'the only move'.