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

Although the Knight is generally considered to be on a par with the Bishop in strength, the latter piece is somehat stronger in the majority of cases in which they are opposed to each other.

Excellent! I will still be in time for the ballet!

Sultan Khan had become champion of India at Indian chess and he learned the rules of our form of chess at a later date. The fact that even under such conditions he succeeded in becoming champion reveals a genius for chess which is nothing short of extraordinary.

Alekhine evidently possesses the most remarkable chess memory that has ever existed. It is said that he remembers by heart all the games played by the leading masters during the last 15-20 years.

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

Chess is a very logical game and it is the man who can reason most logically and profoundly in it that ought to win.