It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.

Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities. And so you must have very strong nervous system and then you must be well prepared, you must be able to work a lot.

To be champion requires more than simply being a strong player; one has to be a strong human being as well.

I like 1.e4 very much, but my results are better with 1.d4.

No, no, it is obvious that the ECU should act as a close alliance for the benefit of chess.

Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.

Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths.