I Think That For The Highest Achievements

Chess Will Always Be The Master Of Us All.

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.

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.

I Did Not Believe I Was Superior To Him. Perhaps The Chief Reason For His Defeat Was The Overestimation Of His Own Powers Arising Out Of His Overwhelming Victory In New York, 1927, And His Underestimation Of Mine.

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 Very Simple Answer. I Think Up My Own Moves, And I Make My Opponent Think Up His