The most powerful weapon in Chess is to have the next move

When everything on the board is clear it can be so difficult to conceal your thoughts from your opponent.

Far from all of the obvious moves that go without saying are correct.

The most powerful weapon in Chess is to have the next move

In chess, as in life, opportunity strikes but once.

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.

It is no secret that any talented player must in his soul be an artist, and what could be dearer to his heart and soul than the victory of the subtle forces of reason over crude material strength! Probably everyone has his own reason for liking the King`s Gambit, but my love for it can be seen in precisely those terms.