Chess is the art of analysis.

The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed in the '30's and '40's, was precisely what earned the Soviet masters the acclaim of chessplayers the world over. Unfortunately, it must also be noted that, for today's chessmasters, the watchword is practicality.

Every great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory which is closely linked with plans for the middle game.

It is a well known fact that almost all the outstanding chess-players have been first-class analysts.

Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline

Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists

There is no better place for learning to work independently and to extend your horizon than in higher school.