Tactics Flow From A Superior Position

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.

A Strong Memory, Concentration, Imagination, And A Strong Will Is Required To Become A Great Chess Player

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.

All I Ever Want To Do Is Just Play Chess.

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.