A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it

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!

Capture of the adverse King is the ultimate but not the first object of the game

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack

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 play my king all over the board. I make him fight!