“In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position without fear of some simplifications.” TryingProblemOpportunityOpinionPositionMastersSolveOwnersObligedSimplification Author:Alexander Alekhine
“I do not play chess – I fight at chess. Therefore, I willingly combine the tactical with the strategic, the fantastic with the scientific, the combinative with the positional, and I aim to respond to the demands of each given position.” PlayFightingGivenStylePositionDemandAimChessFantasticStrategicTactical Author:Alexander Alekhine
“I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties.” LongHardDangerousPositionDifficultyCombinationUnexpectedDelusion Author:Alexander Alekhine
