Many men, many styles; what is chess style but the intangible expression of the will to win.

First restrain, next blockade, lastly destroy.

The knight of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center by Kn-Q5.

No pawn exchanges, no file-opening, no attack.

The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament - indeed, this is a moral obligation. If the world of chess should remain deaf to its obligation, on the other hand, it would amount to an absolutely unforgivable omission, carrying with it a heavy burden of guilt.

In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

A thorough knowledge of the elements takes us more than half the road to mastership