When you see a good move, sit on your hands and see if you can find a better one.
White lost because he failed to remember the right continuation and had to think up the moves himself
He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess.
I have a quite feeling of pity for all those who don't know chess; almost like I am sorry for those who never learned to love. Chess, like love and music, has the ability of making people happy.
Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.
I already came upon the world as a extraordinary human being; to my parents' great horror, I was equipped with a clubfoot which, however, did not hamper my rapid progress.