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.

I am not a chess historian - I myself am a piece of chess history, which no one can avoid. I will not write about myself, but I am sure that someone will write.

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of haviong an evil thought during 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 may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone's hand off if he puts it in my mouth.

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