Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player

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

A thorough understanding of the typical mating continuations makes the most complicated sacrificial combinations leading up to them not only not difficult, but almost a matter of course

Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.

Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player

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

When you don't know what to do, wait for your opponent to get an idea; it is sure to be bad.