An Amusing Fact: As Far As I

An Amusing Fact: As Far As I Can Recall, When Playing The Ruy Lopez I Have Not Yet Once In My Life Had To Face The Marshall Attack!

I Lost The Match. I Blame Only Myself For This. There Were Many Opportunities To Win. But I Missed Them, No One Else.

Chess Is A Very Tough Game, And Psychologically A Tough Game. And Of Course Chess Needs A Lot Of Qualities, Human Qualities. And So You Must Have Very Strong Nervous System And Then You Must Be Well Prepared, You Must Be Able To Work A Lot.

The Truth Is That My Chess Development Was Nothing Out Of The Ordinary, And It Proceeded Probably At A Pace No Faster Than Others.

I Didn't Picture Myself As Even A Grandmaster, To Say Nothing Of Aspiring To The Chess Crown. This Was Not Because I Was Timid - I Wasn't - But Because I Simply Lived In One World, And The Grandmasters Existed In A Completely Different One. People Like That Were Not Really Even People, But Like Gods Or Mythical Heroes.