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

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

Sometimes at lectures I am asked: how would the champions of the last century play today? I think that, after making a hurried study of modern openings, and watching one or two tournaments, the champions of the last century, and indeed the century before that, would very quickly occupy the same place that they occupied when they were alive.

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.

Theory regards this opening as incorrect, but it is impossible to agree with this. Out of the five tournament games played by me with the King's Gambit, I have won all five.

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

A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.