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

The key to ultimate succcess is the determination to progress day by day.

Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had more time available later on. The major reason why he never had serious time pressure was that his rapid opening play simply left sufficient time for the middlegame.

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.

Only play into a variation in which your opponent is strong if you have your own personal novelty ready!

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

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.