Without error there can be no brilliancy

The hardest game to win is a won game

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

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

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.

Vanity should never tempt a player to engage in a combat at the risk of loss of health. It is bad enough to lose without the additional annoyance of paying doctors' bills.

Without error there can be no brilliancy