Alexander Alekhine Chess Quotations

As a rule, so-called "positional" sacrifices are considered more difficult, and therefore more praise-worthy, than those which are based exclusively on an exact calculation of tactical possibilities.

Chess will always be the master of us all.

Combination is a soul of chess.

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Chess is not only knowledge and logic

Chess is a matter of vanity.

Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again.

During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk

Deux fous gagnent toujours, mais trois fous, non!

I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.

Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.

You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself.

During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess.

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.