This one hour allows me to put the problem into the background and then, when I come back, I am much more rational and less emotional about the particular problem and I can think better about it.
G. Borg 2016
After an upsetting defeat the best psychology for the next game is a placid draw
Dr. Vidmar
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.
Mark Dvoretsky
” The essence of chess is thinking about what chess is.”
David Bronstein
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they’re going to know the truth when I do this book!
Robert Fischer September, 1 1992
