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

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

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.

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

Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if they thought they conferred sight

You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds of games before becoming a good player.

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