One of the objectives of opening play is to try to surprise your opponent.

Even when the time control has been reached, there is one situation where you want to act as if it has not: when your position is absolutely lost.

Once you are in the endgame, the moment of truth has arrived... The amount of points that can be gained (and saved) by correct endgame play is enormous, yet often underestimated.

One of the objectives of opening play is to try to surprise your opponent.

Unless a player has an 'understanding chess' rating of at least 2400, the amount of significant knowledge that he can impart on others is limited.

Playing without a concurrent critical review of one's skills will simply get you nowhere.

You must be able to handle a variety of move orders during the first 5-6 moves - otherwise you'll find yourself 'tricked' time and time again.