Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest.

A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover.

A game is always won through a mistake.

All Chess players should have a hobby

Seize the outpost K5 with your knight, and you can go to sleep. Checkmate will come by itself.

As for me, I am unfortunate enough not to posses a happy temperament like Najdorf, who views every happening in a rosy light and avoids any possibility of self-criticism. I am one of those unlucky skeptics who never overlook the dark side of even the happiest experience.

Like the alchemist of old, for ever searching for the philosopher's stone, the analyst to-day never stops looking for stronger moves to prevent the defender from establishing equality.