Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents.

Quote by Alexander Alekhine

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The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as...

The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as...

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and...

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and...

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum...

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum...

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in...

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in...

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from...

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from...

Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a...

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a...

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible...

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible...

All women are inferior to men.

All women are inferior to men.

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

The chess-board is the world, the pieces are the phenomena of the universe, the rules...

I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess.

I'm like Bush, I see the world more like checkers than chess.

The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.

The ultimate camping trip was the Lewis and Clark expedition.

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as...

My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

Chess is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very...

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and...

One cannot play chess if one becomes aware of the pieces as living souls and...

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

I failed to make the chess team because of my height.

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start...

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.

Litigation is the pursuit of practical ends, not a game of chess.