If You Have Seen One

When I Used To Go To The Manhattan Chess Club Back In The Fifties, I Met A Lot Of Old-timers There Who Knew Capablanca, Because He Used To Come Around To The Manhattan Club In The Forties - Before He Died In The Early Forties. They Spoke About Capablanca With Awe. I Have Never Seen People Speak About Any Chess Player Like That, Before Or Since.

Genius. It's A Word. What Does It Really Mean? If I Win I'm A Genius. If I Don't, I'm Not.

Alekhine Developed As A Player Much More Slowly Than Most. In His Twenties, He Was An Atrocious Chessplayer, And Didn't Mature Until He Was Well Into His Thirties.

I Have Never Opened With The Qp - On Principle.

Chess Is A Matter Of Delicate Judgement, Knowing When To Punch And How To Duck.