Chess is imagination.
Far from all of the obvious moves that go without saying are correct.
It is annoying that the rules of chess do not allow a pawn to take either horizontally or backwards, but only forwards ... This psychological tuning is ideal for attacking purposes, but what about for defence?
A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.
In the middlegame one should not hesitate to advance a central passed pawn.
Chess is infinite, and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponent's wildest dreams will become reality.