Combination Is A Soul Of Chess.

A Lifetime In Not Enough To Learn Everything About Chess.

Psychology Is The Most Important Factor In Chess.

Oh! This Opponent, This Collaborator Against His Will, Whose Notion Of Beauty Always Differs From Yours And Whose Means (strength, Imagination, Technique) Are Often Too Limited To Help You Effectively! What Torment, To Have Your Thinking And Your Phantasy Tied Down By Another Person!

I Study Chess Eight Hours A Day, On Principle.

I Believe That True Beauty Of Chess Is More Than Enough To Satisfy All Possible Demands.