Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player

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

... a lively imagination can exercise itself most fully and creatively in conjuring up magnificent combinations.

It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king.

What is the object of playing a gambit opening?... To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game

As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In its absense the game to me is lifeless and void. The vitalizing factor is missing, and I can devise no plan of attack.

Always put the rook behind the pawn.... Except when it is incorrect to do so.