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.

Intellectual activity is perhaps the greatest pleasure of life; chess is one of the forms of intellectual activity.

Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game.

Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player

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.

The future belongs to he who has the bishops.