A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game

Capture of the adverse King is the ultimate

I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings but not the first object of the game

The King is a fighting piece. Use it

Chess is not for timid souls

Chess is intellectual gymnastics

A win by an unsound combination, however showy,

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack fills me with artistic horror