A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

I do not play chess – I fight at chess. Therefore, I willingly combine the tactical with the strategic, the fantastic with the scientific, the combinative with the positional, and I aim to respond to the demands of each given position.

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk

Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.