A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of haviong an evil thought during the game.

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 the faint-hearted; it absorbs a person entirely. To get to the bottom of this game, he has to give himself up into slavery. Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research.

I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack

Chess is not for timid souls.