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.

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 look one move ahead... the best!

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. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make man happy.

He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.

Here are some of the questions and answers to an examination paper in chess that was given some time ago

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