It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.

I do not know to whom the aphorism 'There are no sound studies, only ones that haven't been busted yet' belongs, but it has measure of truth in it.

I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament successes of my lads than I do in my own.

Often you will find the opposite situation. The author seems to have interesting ideas, but he is not able to illustrate them with decent examples. If a grandmaster is commenting on one of his own games, then there is usually not any problem: his general thoughts are closely tied up with what is happening on the board. But as soon as he starts writing an article or book on a different theme the difficulties begin, as he may not have suitable material to hand.

As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.

It is very important to learn to weigh up objectively (or assess intuitively) the totality of the competitive and psychological factors.

It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.