Two passed pawns advancing on the enemy pieces have brought me more than a dozen points in tournaments.
Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.
A game of chess is not an examination of knowledge; it is a battle of nerves.
In chess, as in life, opportunity strikes but once.
The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.
There is not a single true chess-player in the world whose heart does not beat faster at the mere sound of such long beloved and familiar words as 'gambit games'.