Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position

The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this.

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.

Chess is my life, but my life is not chess.

After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general at all. As a whole, the current situation in the chess world leaves a lot to be desired.

Just make the right estimation of your own strengths and weaknesses, and also that of your opponent.

In Kansas I have a chess school.