It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
It is hardly useful if you trustingly play through variation after variation from a book. It is a great deal more useful… — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
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… — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
Emotional instability can be one of the factors giving rise to a failure by chess players in important duels. Under the influence of surging… — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
It is very important to learn to weigh up objectively (or assess intuitively) the totality of the competitive and psychological factors. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament… — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
Often you will find the opposite situation. The author seems to have interesting ideas, but he is not able to illustrate them with decent… — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
In positions of strategic manoeuvring (where time is not of decisive importance) seek the worst-placed piece. Activating that piece is often the most reliable… — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
Black is now in desperate need of a good idea. Or, to put it standard chess notation, +- — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
It is hardly useful if you trustingly play through variation after variation from a book. It is a great deal more useful and more… — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
