“Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy.” PlaySidesStrategyChessBoardsFavouriteBoth SidesPlaying Chess Book:My best games of chess, 1924-1937 Source: My best games of chess, 1924-1937
“Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.” ShouldClearPlayerPlansStrategyExtremesChessLogicalComplication Author:Alexander Alekhine
“The infallible criterion by which to distinguish the true from the would-be strategist is the degree of originality of his conceptions. It makes little difference whether this originality is carried to excess, as was the case with Steinitz and Nimzowitsch.” LittlesWould BeDifferencesCasesDegreesStrategyChessConceptionExcessOriginalityCriteriaInfallibleStrategist Author:Alexander Alekhine
“During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.” MastersCrossesStrategyChessBeastMonkPreyTournaments Author:Alexander Alekhine
