I don't like American girls. They're very conceited, you know. In Europe they're more pleasant.

He is the so-called father of the modern school of chess; before him, the King was considered a weak piece and players set out to attack the King directly. Steinitz claimed that the King was well able to take care of itself, and ought not to be attacked until one had some other positional advantage. He understood more about the use of squares than Morphy and contributed a great deal more to chess theory.

I am boring. I am boring!

There's no luck involved in chess. You just have to work at it.

The U.S. and Israel have been slaughtering the Palestinians, just slaughtering them, for years. Robbing them and slaughtering them.

I add status to any tournament I attend.

The turning point in my career came with the realization that Black should play to win instead of just steering for equality.