I had a toothache during the first game. In the second game I had a headache. In the third game it was an attack of rheumatism. In the fourth game, I wasn't feeling well. And in the fifth game? Well, must one have to win every game?

I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of chess, just as I would pity the man who has remained ignorant of love.

First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game

Chess is a terrible game. If you have no center, your opponent has a freer position. If you do have a center, then you really have something to worry about!

One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat

When you see a good move, sit on your hands and see if you can find a better one.

White has no positional equivalent for the centralized pawn.