When you see a good move, sit on your hands and see if you can find a better one.

In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support to the advance of one of its own pawns to the queening square.

First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game

One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat

It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well

Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player

One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent