Alekhine developed as a player much more slowly than most. In his twenties, he was an atrocious chessplayer, and didn't mature until he was well into his thirties.

I want to see the U.S. wiped out. Death to the U.S.

Blitz chess kills your ideas.

I'm not afraid of Spassky. The world knows I'm the best. You don't need a match to prove it.

The system set up by F.I.D.E. ... Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion... The Russians arranged it that way.

They're all weak, all women. They're stupid compared to men. They shouldn't play chess, you know. They're like beginners. They lose every single game against a man. There isn't a woman player in the world I can't give knight-odds to and still beat.

There are tough players and nice guys, and I'm a tough player