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

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

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

... a lively imagination can exercise itself most fully and creatively in conjuring up magnificent combinations.

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

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.

Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player