During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

That which Steinitz gave to the theoretical aspect of the game when he was at his best is very remote to all out home-bred chess philosophers, but with his views on Morphy, whom he tries to discredit completely, it is of course impossible to agree.

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

The fact that a player is very short of time is to my mind, as little to be considered as an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

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