The game might be divided into three parts, the opening, the middle-game and the end-game. There is one thing you must strive for, to be equally efficient in the three parts.

During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit of visiting a chess club during the late afternoon or evening to relax and find relief from the preoccupations of their work.

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

An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry ... one of them was Dr. Bernstein. I had the good fortune to play him in the first round., and beat him in such fashion as to obtain the Rothschild prize for the most brilliant game ... a profound feeling of respect for my ability remained throughout the rest of the contest.

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

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

I have not given any drawn or lost games, because I thought them inadequate to the purpose of the book.