I Study Chess Eight Hours A Day,

Play On Both Sides Of The Board Is My Favourite Strategy.

During A Chess Competition A Chessmaster Should Be A Combination Of A Beast Of Prey And A Monk

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.

The Retreat Of A Minor Piece To The Back Rank, Where It Cuts The Lines Of Communication Between The Rooks, Is Permissable Only In Exceptional Cases.