I talk to myself because I like dealing with a better class of people.

Like the alchemist of old, for ever searching for the philosopher's stone, the analyst to-day never stops looking for stronger moves to prevent the defender from establishing equality.

Shall we ever live to see the following wise prohibition - the audience is forbidden to smoke and the masters are forbidden to 'smoke out' the audience by playing exchanging variations?

A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move.

A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe you have an advantage, and the third... when you know you're going to lose!

The ability to create and to control the tension of battle is perhaps the principal attainment of the great player.

Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.