None of the great players has been so incomprehensible to the majority of amateurs and even masters, as Emanuel Lasker.

People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future. You must also have the courage of your convictions. If you think your move is good, make it.

In chess, as played by a good player, logic and imagination must go hand in hand, compensating each other.

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

In order to improve your game you must study the endgame before everything else.

The winning of a pawn among good players of even strength often means the winning of the game.

A good player is always lucky.