Sometimes at lectures I am asked: how would the champions of the last century play today? I think that, after making a hurried study of modern openings, and watching one or two tournaments, the champions of the last century, and indeed the century before that, would very quickly occupy the same place that they occupied when they were alive.

Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.

The most powerful weapon in Chess is to have the next move

It is no secret that any talented player must in his soul be an artist, and what could be dearer to his heart and soul than the victory of the subtle forces of reason over crude material strength! Probably everyone has his own reason for liking the King`s Gambit, but my love for it can be seen in precisely those terms.

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

Chess is imagination.

To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player.