Whenever Black succeeds in assuming the initiative in maintaining it to a successful conclusion, the sporting spirit of the chess lover feels gratified, because it shows that the resources of the game are far from being exhausted.

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

The winner is the one who makes the next-to-last mistake.

The mistakes are there, waiting to be made

Tactics is knowing what to do when there is something to do. Strategy is knowing what to do when there is nothing to do.

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

The tactician must know what to do whenever something needs doing; the strategist must know what to do when nothing needs doing