No other great master has been so misunderstood by the vast majority of chess amateurs and even by many masters, as has Emanuel Lasker.

An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess.

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

Endings of one rook and pawns are about the most common sort of endings arising on the chess board. Yet though they do occur so often, few have mastered them thoroughly. They are often of a very difficult nature, and sometimes while apparently very simple they are in reality extremely intricate.

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

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

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.