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.

Chess is more than a game or a mental training. It is a distinct attainment. I have always regarded the playing of chess and the accomplishment of a good game as an art, and something to be admired no less than an artist's canvas or the product of a sculptor's chisel. Chess is a mental diversion rather than a game. It is both artistic and scientific.

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

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

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

A passed pawn increase in strength as the number of pieces on the board diminishes.

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.