On the chessboard, lies and hypocrisy do not survive long

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.

Do not permit yourself to fall in love with the end-game play to the exclusion of entire games. It is well to have the whole story of how it happened; the complete play, not the denouement only. Do not embrace the rag-time and vaudeville of chess.

The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not.

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

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