The winner of the game is the one who made the mistake before the last one. -tatakovi
There are two types of abandoned children: the right one and mine. -Tal
Chess is the art of analysis. -Botvinik
Systematic thinking is more important than inspiration when playing chess. -Purdy
What you need to look for is not a move, even the best one, but a reasonable plan. -polovsky
During the competition, half of the calculated changes turned out to be completely redundant. Unfortunately, no one can know which half it is in advance. -Timan
The use of chess books is just like the use of glasses-to help us see clearly, but some chess players actually convince themselves that their eyesight is really good. -Kapablanka