Poor Capablanca! Thou wert a brilliant technician, but no philosopher. Thou wert not capable of believing that in chess, another style could… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory. — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Capablanca plays very superficially sometimes, in a way that can only be ascribed to lack of concentration. This is an integral weakness… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
The essence of Capablanca's greatness is his rare talent for avoiding all that can complicate or confuse the conflict. — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
The 'chess machine', by which admiring title he had been known, revealed the great drawback of a machine: it had not sufficient… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
He can be regarded as the great master of simplification. The art of resolving the tension at the critical moment and in… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Poor Capablanca! Thou wert a brilliant technician, but no philosopher. Thou wert not capable of believing that in chess, another style could be victorious… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory. — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Capablanca plays very superficially sometimes, in a way that can only be ascribed to lack of concentration. This is an integral weakness of his… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
The essence of Capablanca's greatness is his rare talent for avoiding all that can complicate or confuse the conflict. — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
The 'chess machine', by which admiring title he had been known, revealed the great drawback of a machine: it had not sufficient flexibility to… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
He can be regarded as the great master of simplification. The art of resolving the tension at the critical moment and in the most… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Alekhine's real genius is in the preparation and construction of a position, long before combinations or mating attacks come into consideration at all. — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
