"From Anderssen I learned the art of making combinations; from Tarrasch I learned how advantageously to avoid making t…"

"Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy."

"Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies, its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one …"

"The rooks belong behind passed pawns, behind their own in order to support their advance, behind the enemy's in order…"

"Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player."

"To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a game."

"He who fears an isolated Queen's Pawn should give up Chess."

"Before the endgame, the Gods have placed the middle game."

"Many have become Chess Masters, no one has become the Master of Chess."

"In tournaments it is not enough to be a connoisseur of chess; one must also play well."