Chess is everything: art, science, and sport.

Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths.

Playing black, I put great stake in the Ruy Lopez: I liked it, feel it, and understand it; in matches with Hjartarson and Timman it served me well. - on preparing for World Championship versus Garry Kasparov

It is dangerous to maintain equality at the cost of placing the pieces passively.

Style, I've got no style.

The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this ...