I know people who have all the will in the world, but still can't play good Chess

Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color?

If you have seen one Alekhine game you've seen them all.

I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight.

I like the moment when I break a man's ego.

I studied that first Karpov-Kasparov match for a year and a half before I cracked it, what they were doing, and discovered that it was all prearranged move-by-move. There's no doubt of it in my mind.

I add status to any tournament I attend.