My Sister Bought Me A Set At

I Felt That Chess... Is A Science In The Form Of A Game... I Consider Myself A Scientist. I Wanted To Be Treated Like A Scientist.

But The Thing That Was Great About Capablanca Was That He Really Spoke His Mind, He Said What He Believed Was True, He Said What He Felt. He [capablanca] Wanted To Change The Rules [of Chess] Already, Back In The Twenties, Because He Said Chess Was Getting Played Out. He Was Right. Now Chess Is Completely Dead. It Is All Just Memorisation And Prearrangement. It's A Terrible Game Now. Very Uncreative.

I Have Never Opened With The Qp - On Principle.

The Turning Point In My Career Came With The Realization That Black Should Play To Win Instead Of Just Steering For Equality.

I Can Remember Times Coming Home From A Chess Club At Four In The Morning When I Was Half Asleep And Half Dead And Forcing Myself To Pray An Hour And Study An Hour. You Know, I Was Half Out Of My Mind-stoned Almost.