A man who is willing to commit suicide has the initiative.

Often, in the Ruy Lopez, one must be patient, wait and carry on a lengthy and wearisome struggle.

Which do I prefer? Sex or chess? It depends on the position.

We can compare classical chess and rapid chess with theatre and cinema - some actors don't like the latter and prefer to work in the theatre.

There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose!

The shortcoming of hanging pawns is that they present a convenient target for attack. As the exchange of men proceeds, their potential strength lessens and during the endgame they turn out, as a rule, to be weak.

In my country, at that time, being a champion of chess was like being a King. At that time I was a King and when you are King you feel a lot of responsibility, but there is nobody there to help you.