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

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

Chess is infinite, and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponent's wildest dreams will become reality.

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

Some pieces in the King's Indian appear on a 'special price' list: the dark square bishops are at the top of that list.

It would be as naive to study the song of the nightingale, as it would be ridiculous to try and win a King's Gambit against a representative of the old chess guard.

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