That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one

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

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.

There's no one alive I can't beat.

Psychologically, you have to have confidence in yourself and this confidence should be based on fact.

Yeah, there are too many Jews in chess. They seem to have taken away the class of the game. They don't seem to dress so nicely, you know. That's what I don't like.

I hate ready-made suits, button-down collars, and sports shirts.