The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

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 strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution immediately, and half an hour later merely convince yourself that your intuition has not deceived you.

There is no disputing that in the eyes of Schlechter, Teichmann or even Rubinstein, the backward pawn was something more substantial than lively piece play, but in our day the latter is more often preferred.

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

Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.

Two passed pawns advancing on the enemy pieces have brought me more than a dozen points in tournaments.