A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it.

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money.

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.

Chess is intellectual gymnastics.

I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.

A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror.

I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings.

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack.

Chess is not for timid souls.