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

The attack is that process by means of which you remove obstructions.

I believe in magic ... There is magic in the creative faculty such as great poets and philosophers conspicuously possess, and equally in the creative chessmaster.

The combination player thinks forward; he starts from the given position, and tries the forceful moves in his mind

Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized.

Loss generally occurs when a player overrates his advantage or for other reasons seeks to derive from a minute advantage a great return such as a forced win.

On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long