Always put the rook behind the pawn.... Except when it is incorrect to do so.
Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player
All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.
Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game.
If the defender is forced to give up the center, then every possible attack follows almost of itself.
As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In its absense the game to me is lifeless and void. The vitalizing factor is missing, and I can devise no plan of attack.