Status Updates From Winning

"When searching for the right plan, you can do a lot worse that improving the position of your worst-placed piece - particularly when your opponent cannot undertake active operations."

"Sometimes your best move is the one that acknowledges that y u have played like an idiot so far and that you have nothing better available. Very few players are capable of such brutal self-honesty at an early stage of the game."

“The biggest drawback with regularly playing positions with which you have had a lot of experience is the strong tendency to mistakenly believe that you understand them. The consequent indolence, and lack of studying, inevitably leads to repetition of positions that are familiar – although not necessarily good.”