Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory, are caused by either impatience, complacency, exhaustion, or all of the above.

Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player.

I always urge players to study composed problems and endgames.

Patience is the most valuable trait of the endgame player. In the endgame, the most common errors, besides those resulting from ignorance of theory, are caused by either impatience, complacency, exhaustion, or all of the above.

Under no circumstances should you play fast if you have a winning position. Forget the clock, use all your time and make good moves.

According to such great attacking players as Bronstein and Tal, most combinations are inspired by the player's memories of earlier games.

I had a slightly inferior endgame that probably should have been drawn, but Kortchnoi kept torturing me with little threats until finally, exhausted and exasperated, I made a losing mistake.