Chess Is A Matter Of

Combination Is A Soul Of Chess.

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

I Believe That True Beauty Of Chess Is More Than Enough To Satisfy All Possible Demands.

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!

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