“When you have finished analyzing all the variations and gone along all the branches of the tree of analysis you must first of all write the move down on your score sheet, before you play it.” WritingFirstsPlayMovingGoneTreeFinishedAnalysisBranchesScoreSheetsVariationAnalyzing Author:Alexander Kotov
“Just as the pianist practices the most complicated pieces to improve the technique of his fingers, so too a grandmaster must keep his vision in trim by daily analysis of positions with sharp possibilities, and this applies whether he prefers such positions in his play or not.” PlayVisionPracticePiecesPossibilityPositionTrainingFingersComplicatedTechniqueChessAnalysisPianist Author:Alexander Kotov
“In analysing complicated variations one must examine each branch of the tree once and once only.” TreeComplicatedChessAnalysisBranchesVariationAnalysing Author:Alexander Kotov
“Experience and the constant analysis of the most varied positions builds up a store of knowledge in a player's mind enabling him often at a glance to assess this or that position.” MindLearningPlayerPositionConstantStoresChessAnalysisGlancesEnabling Author:Alexander Kotov
