To find the right plan is just as hard as looking for its sound justification.

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.

I keep on fighting as long as my opponent can make a mistake.

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

On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long

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'.

In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated.