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

The retreat of a minor piece to the back rank, where it cuts the lines of communication between the rooks, is permissable only in exceptional cases.

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

Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against his will, whose notion of Beauty always differs from yours and whose means (strength, imagination, technique) are often too limited to help you effectively! What torment, to have your thinking and your phantasy tied down by another person!

Chess is a matter of vanity.

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.