Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all.

Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card.

Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player

Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all.

Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and other simple positions which respond to technique rather than to imagination.

Poor Capablanca! Thou wert a brilliant technician, but no philosopher. Thou wert not capable of believing that in chess, another style could be victorious than the absolutely correct one.

The essence of Capablanca's greatness is his rare talent for avoiding all that can complicate or confuse the conflict.