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

In order to improve your game you must study the endgame before everything else; for, whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by themselves, the middlegame and the opening must be studied in relation to the endgame.

As one by one I mowed them down, my superiority soon became apparent

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

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.

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

When you sit down to play a game you should think only about the position, but not about the opponent. Whether chess is regarded as a science, or an art, or a sport, all the same psychology bears no relation to it and only stands in the way of real chess.