I shall accord to myself the honor of inscribing myself as an applicant for the American citizenship which according to law I can obtain only after five years residence in this country. And I shall yield to no one of my future countrymen in patriotism. I consider America now my real home.

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it

Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research.

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack

Have you ever seen a monkey examining a watch?

I am fully and entirely concentrated on the board. I never even consider my opponent's personality. So far as I am concerned, my opponent might as well be an abstraction or an automaton.

Chess is not for timid souls.