Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.

Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all

I don't care! I don't have to show anybody my games just because they're a big shot!

I don't keep any close friends. I don't keep any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that's all.

I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half dead and forcing myself to pray an hour and study an hour. You know, I was half out of my mind-stoned almost.

Vacations are designed to refresh the outlook of everyone. No matter how tired they may be when they return to work, vacationers have been refreshed emotionally and intellectually. Their effectiveness in their job has probably improved, and they are, generally speaking, better employees for the time off.

As Olafsson showed me, White can win... It's hard to believe. I stayed up all night analysing, finally convicing myself, and, incidentally, learning a lot about Rook and Pawn endings in the process.