A Lifetime In Not Enough To Learn

As A Rule, So-called "positional" Sacrifices Are Considered More Difficult, And Therefore More Praise-worthy, Than Those Which Are Based Exclusively On An Exact Calculation Of Tactical Possibilities.

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.

The Infallible Criterion By Which To Distinguish The True From The Would-be Strategist Is The Degree Of Originality Of His Conceptions. It Makes Little Difference Whether This Originality Is Carried To Excess, As Was The Case With Steinitz And Nimzowitsch.

During A Chess Tournament A Master Must Envisage Himself As A Cross Between An Ascetic Monk And A Beast Of Prey.

You Can Become A Big Master In Chess Only If You See Your Mistakes And Short-comings. Exactly The Same As In Life Itself.