Morphy was probably the greatest genius of them all

Now my only income is a few royalty cheques from my books.

Tactics flow from a superior position

I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.

Chess demands total concentration

For the first lesson, I want you to play over every column of Modern Chess Openings, including the footnotes. And for the next lesson, I want you to do it again.

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