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

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

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.

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

Chess is a matter of vanity.

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

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