I add status to any tournament I attend.

Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is a set in color?

You are never too old to play chess!

Chess is a matter of delicate judgement, knowing when to punch and how to duck.

If you have seen one Alekhine game you've seen them all.

Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and if people knew the truth about them, they would be held in more contempt than Ben Johnson, the runner, and they're going to know the truth when I do this book!

Nothing eases suffering like human touch.