If chess is a vast jungle, computers are the chainsaws in a giant environmentally insensitive logging company.
I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw.
Chess is, in essence, a game for children. Computers have exacerbated the trends towards youth because they now have an immensely powerful tool at their disposal and can absorb vast amounts of information extremely quickly.
Chess is ruthless: you've got to be prepared to kill people.
If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off
We have a large underclass in Britain, and a fairly low standard of education. Our best universities are extremely good, but a very significant proportion of the British population that comes out of compulsory schooling with very low standards of education.