The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes little difference whether this originality is carried to excess, as was the case with Steinitz and Nimzowitsch.

Chess will always be the master of us all.

The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes little difference whether this originality is carried to excess, as was the case with Steinitz and Nimzowitsch.

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

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.

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

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