All conceptions in the game of chess have a geometrical basis.

We should praise, rather, the courage of the player who, relying only on his intuition, plunges into a brilliant combination of which the issue does not appear to him too clear.

A defeatist spirit must inevitably lead to disaster.

All conceptions in the game of chess have a geometrical basis.

All chess players know what a combination is. Whether one makes it oneself, or is its victim, or reads of it, it stands out from the rest of the game and stirs one's admiration.

It would be idle, and presumptuous, to wish to imitate the achievements of a Morphy or an Alekhine; but their methods and their manner of expressing themselves are within the reach of all.

Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess.