In My Opinion, A Master Is Morally

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

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

Chess, Like Other Arts, Must Be Practiced To Be Appreciated.

I Think That For The Highest Achievements Nowadays... Need To Have The Stable As A Rock Scientific Base. And Also Need To Own Modesty.

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!