Shall we ever live to see the following wise prohibition - the audience is forbidden to smoke and the masters are forbidden to 'smoke out' the audience by playing exchanging variations?

I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.

An isolated pawn spreads gloom all over the chessboard.

It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'.

Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.

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.