I Believe That True Beauty Of Chess

Chess Is Not Only Knowledge And Logic

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

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.

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!

Chess Will Always Be The Master Of Us All.