Mark Dvoretsky Quotes

It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.

I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament successes of my lads than I do in my own.

Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously.

As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively.

It is very important to learn to weigh up objectively (or assess intuitively) the totality of the competitive and psychological factors.

Black is now in desperate need of a good idea. Or, to put it standard chess notation, +-

I do not know to whom the aphorism 'There are no sound studies, only ones that haven't been busted yet' belongs, but it has measure of truth in it.