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

Chess is imagination.

There is not a single true chess-player in the world whose heart does not beat faster at the mere sound of such long beloved and familiar words as 'gambit games'.

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

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

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

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.