Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against his will, whose notion of Beauty always differs from yours and whose means (strength, imagination, technique) are often too limited to help you effectively! What torment, to have your thinking and your phantasy tied… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as, for instance,… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that Capablanca possessed… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
I did not believe I was superior to him. Perhaps the chief reason for his defeat was the overestimation of his own powers arising… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
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… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively on his… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life itself. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
