I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca!

An advantage could consist not only in a single important advantage but also in a multitude of insignificant advantages.

Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight.

When you see a good move, look for a better one.

The game gives us a satisfaction that Life denies us. And for the Chess player, the success which crowns his work, the great dispeller of sorrows, is named 'combination'.

Truth derives its strength not so much from itself as from the brilliant contrast it makes with what is only apparently true. This applies especially to Chess, where it is often found that the profoundest moves do not much startle the imagination.

Without error, there is no brilliancy.