Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.

There is no better place for learning to work independently and to extend your horizon than in higher school.

Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train, in 1929.

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

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

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.

If you are weak in the endgame, you must spend more time analysing studies; in your training games you must aim at transposing to endgames, which will help you to acquire the requisite experience.