Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again.

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give.

Chess will always be the master of us all.

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

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.

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