The first chess book that I read was Dufresne's self-tutor, published with Lasker's Common Sense in Chess as an appendix.

In my opinion, the style of a player should not be formed under the influence of any single great master.

In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.

My study of chess was accompanied by a strong attraction to music, and it was probably thanks to this that from childhood I became accustomed to thinking of chess as an art, for all the science and sport involved in it.

Despite the development of chess theory, there is much that remains secret and unexplored in chess.

My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess, and improved my endgame play.

I have frequently stated that I regard chess as an art form, where creativity prevails over other factors.