“Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that Capablanca possessed in 1913-14. In blitz games he gave all the St. Petersburg players odds of five minutes to one - and he won.” ThinkingGamesFiveImaginePlayerMinutesChessPossessedOddsFive MinutesBlitzCapablanca Author:Alexander Alekhine
“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.” WorldLostGeniusChessCapablanca Author:Alexander Alekhine
“For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively on his rich intuitive talent. But for the chess struggle nowadays one needs a subtle knowledge of human nature, an understanding of the opponent's psychology.” NeedsHumansUnderstandingStruggleRichPsychologyTalentHuman NatureFieldsVictoryChessOpponentsSubtleSuperiorityIntuitiveIndebtedCapablanca Author:Alexander Alekhine
