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

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

I may be an old lion, but I can still bite someone's hand off if he puts it in my mouth.

Have you ever seen a monkey examining a watch?

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