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.

I never defeated a healthy opponent.

Any opening is good enough, if its reputation is bad enough.

The mistakes are there, waiting to be made

The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.

A game is always won through a mistake.

To avoid losing a piece, many a person has lost the game