Occupation: Chess Player Birth: October 31, 1892 Death: March 24, 1946
You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself..
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective..
The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes litt….
The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give..
As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively ….
Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents..
A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess..
For success I consider three factors are necessary: firstly, an awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses; secondly, an accurate understanding of ….
Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated..
Chess is a matter of vanity..
Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against his will, whose notion of Beauty always differs from yours and whose means (strength, imagination, techn….
I do not play chess – I fight at chess. Therefore, I willingly combine the tactical with the strategic, the fantastic with the scientific, the combin….
When asked, -How is that you pick better moves than your opponents?, I responded: I'm very glad you asked me that, because, as it happens, there is a….
During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey..
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan..
Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy..
Combination is a soul of chess..
Psychology is the most important factor in chess..
I study chess eight hours a day, on principle..
I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees..
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands..