A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it

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

Chess is not for timid souls.

Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth.

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

I would rather die in America than live in England. I would rather lose a match in America than win one in England. I have come to the conclusion that I neither mean to die soon or to lose the match!

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money.