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

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

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

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.

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.