I never defeated a healthy opponent.

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

It is well-known that chess and music go well together, and many are those who have achieved unusual proficiency in both.

The mistakes are there, waiting to be made

No one ever won a game by resigning.

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.