Up to this point White has been following well-known analysis. But now he makes a fatal error: he begins to use his own head

It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king.

Here are some of the questions and answers to an examination paper in chess that was given some time ago

When you don't know what to play, wait for an idea to come into your opponent's mind. You may be sure that idea will be wrong

I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love.

... a lively imagination can exercise itself most fully and creatively in conjuring up magnificent combinations.

I had a toothache during the first game. In the second game I had a headache. In the third game it was an attack of rheumatism. In the fourth game, I wasn't feeling well. And in the fifth game? Well, must one have to win every game?