Chess Is Not Only Knowledge And Logic

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.

Playing For Complications Is An Extreme Measure That A Player Should Adopt Only When He Cannot Find A Clear And Logical Plan.

Never Before And Never Since Have I Seen - And I Cannot Even Imagine, Such An Amazing Rapidity Of Chess Thinking That Capablanca Possessed In 1913-14. In Blitz Games He Gave All The St. Petersburg Players Odds Of Five Minutes To One - And He Won.

In My Opinion, A Master Is Morally Obliged To Seize Every Sort Of Opportunity And To Try To Solve The Problems Of The Position Without Fear Of Some Simplifications.

A Lifetime In Not Enough To Learn Everything About Chess.