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

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.

The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game.

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

The task of the positional player is systematically to accumulate slight advantages and try to convert temporary advantages into permanent ones, otherwise the player with the better position runs the risk of losing it.

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

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.