It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame.

It often happens that a player is so fond of his advantageous position that he is reluctant to transpose to a winning endgame.

My style is somewhere between that of Tal and Petrosian

What is a weak pawn? A pawn that is exposed to attack and also difficult to defend is a weak pawn. There are several varieties: isolated, doubled, too advanced, retarded.

Good players develop a tactical instinct, a sense of what is possible or likely and what is not worth calculating.

The only good Rook is a working Rook!

The knight is renowned for, among other things, its suitability as a blockader ... Because its strength lies in short-range operations it is not uncomfortable standing in a single spot for long periods, as the Bishop is.