Chess Will Always Be The Master Of

As A Rule, So-called "positional" Sacrifices Are Considered More Difficult, And Therefore More Praise-worthy, Than Those Which Are Based Exclusively On An Exact Calculation Of Tactical Possibilities.

I Consider Chess An Art, And Accept All Those Responsibilities Which Art Places Upon Its Devotees.

I Have Had To Work Long And Hard To Eradicate The Dangerous Delusion That, In A Bad Position, I Could Always, Or Nearly Always, Conjure Up Some Unexpected Combination To Extricate Me From My Difficulties.

You Can Become A Big Master In Chess Only If You See Your Mistakes And Short-comings. Exactly The Same As In Life Itself.

Playing For Complications Is An Extreme Measure That A Player Should Adopt Only When He Cannot Find A Clear And Logical Plan.