The hardest game to win is a won game

The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind

I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake.

On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long

The range of circumstances in which it is possible to presuppose the presence of a combination is very limited. The presence of such circumstances is the reason for the genesis of the idea in the master's brain.

I believe in magic ... There is magic in the creative faculty such as great poets and philosophers conspicuously possess, and equally in the creative chessmaster.

To find the right plan is just as hard as looking for its sound justification.