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

The number of 'unneccessary' errors that have been committed on move 41 are legion.

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

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.

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.

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.

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