I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.

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

Young players expose themselves to grave risks when they blindly imitate the innovations of masters without themselves first checking all the details and consequences of these innovations.

Chess is not only knowledge and logic

When asked, -How is that you pick better moves than your opponents?, I responded: I'm very glad you asked me that, because, as it happens, there is a very simple answer. I think up my own moves, and I make my opponent think up his

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

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