It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well

All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned.

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

White lost because he failed to remember the right continuation and had to think up the moves himself

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

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

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.