It is peculiar but a fact nevertheless, that the gamblers in chess have enthusiastic followers.
Mikhail BotvinnikEvery great master will find it useful to have his own theory on the openings, which only he himself knows, a theory which is closely linked with plans for the middle game.
Mikhail BotvinnikIt is a well known fact that almost all the outstanding chess-players have been first-class analysts.
Mikhail Botvinnik