Haste is never more dangerous than when you feel that victory is in your grasp.

Haste, the great enemy.

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 is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan

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

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

Inexperienced players have a fear of this piece, which seems to them enigmatic, mysterious, and astonishing in its power. We must admit that it has remarkable characteristics which compel respect and occasionally surprise the most wary players.