Along with my retirement from chess analytical work seems to have gone too.

Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned.

Capablanca's play produced and still produces an irresistable artistic effect. In his games a tendency towards simplicity predominated, and in this simplicity there was a unique beauty of genuine depth.

Above all else, before playing in competitions a player must have regard to his health, for if he is suffering from ill-health he cannot hope for success. In this connection the best of all tonics is 15 to 20 days in the fresh air, in the country.

Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists

If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it.

The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed in the '30's and '40's, was precisely what earned the Soviet masters the acclaim of chessplayers the world over. Unfortunately, it must also be noted that, for today's chessmasters, the watchword is practicality.