“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
“In analysing complicated variations one must examine each branch of the tree once and once only.” TreeComplicatedChessAnalysisBranchesVariationAnalysing Author:Alexander Kotov
“After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the point of view of a methodical approach it was best to settle on this definition - A combination is a forced variation with a sacrifice.” LiteratureViewsDealsSacrificeApproachDecidedDefinitionsPoint Of ViewChessCombinationSettlingDiscussionSovietVariationMethodical Author:Alexander Kotov
“I soon realized that it is not enough for a master simply to analyse variations scrupulously just like an accountant. He must learn to work out which particular moves he should consider and then examine just as many variations as necessary - no more and no less.” ShouldEnoughMovingLearningParticularMastersWork OutChessVariationAccountants Author:Alexander Kotov
“Go through detailed variations in your own time, think in a general way about the position in the opponent's time and you will soon find that you get into time trouble less often, that your games have more content to them, and that their general standard rises.” ThinkingWayTimeGamesTroublePositionStandardsChessOpponentsVariation Author:Alexander Kotov
“If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm, I repeat, don't get flustered. Keep up the same neat writing of the moves, the same methodical examination of variations, but at a quicker rate.” IfsWritingPlayMovingTimeGamesRateCalmChessOpponentsRepeatsExaminationVariationNeatMethodical Author:Alexander Kotov
