To improve at chess you should in the first instance study the endgame.

Chess can never reach its height by following in the path of science ... Let us, therefore, make a new effort and with the help of our imagination turn the struggle of technique into a battle of ideas.

A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes.

There was a time in my life when I almost thought I could never lose a single duel of chess.

Morphy gained most of his wins by playing directly and simply, and it is simple and logical method that constitutes the true brilliance of his play, if it is considered from the viewpoint of the great masters.

Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements.

The best way to learn endings, as well as openings, is from the games of the masters.