Even in the heat of a middlegame battle the master still has to bear in mind the outlines of a possible future ending.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

In the middlegame one should not hesitate to advance a central passed pawn.