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.

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.

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.

He can be regarded as the great master of simplification. The art of resolving the tension at the critical moment and in the most effacious way so as to clarify the position as desired is Capablanca's own.

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.

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