If You Have Seen One Alekhine Game

Well, I'm Not Sure I Know What You Mean By A Prima Donna, But If Something Doesn't Interest Me Or If Someone Bores Me, Or If I Think They're A Phony, I Just Don't Bother With Them, That's All.

The Old Chess Is Too Limited. Imagine Playing Cards, Black Jack For Example, And Every Time The Dealer Has The Same Starting Hand You Have The Same Starting Hand. What's The Point?

To Get Squares You Have To Give Up Squares.

Capablanca Was Among The Greatest Of Chess Players, But Not Because Of His Endgame. His Trick Was To Keep His Openings Simple, And Then Play With Such Brilliance In The Middlegame That The Game Was Decided - Even Though His Ooponent Didn't Always Know It - Before They Arrived At The Ending.

He Is The So-called Father Of The Modern School Of Chess; Before Him, The King Was Considered A Weak Piece And Players Set Out To Attack The King Directly. Steinitz Claimed That The King Was Well Able To Take Care Of Itself, And Ought Not To Be Attacked Until One Had Some Other Positional Advantage. He Understood More About The Use Of Squares Than Morphy And Contributed A Great Deal More To Chess Theory.