A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.
Two passed pawns advancing on the enemy pieces have brought me more than a dozen points in tournaments.
In chess, as in life, opportunity strikes but once.
To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game.
Far from all of the obvious moves that go without saying are correct.
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.