Capablanca Quote by Alexander Alekhine

But the thing that was great about Capablanca was that he really spoke his mind, he said what he believed was true, he said…

— Bobby Fischer

Capablanca was among the greatest of chess players, but not because of his endgame. His trick was to keep his openings simple, and then…

— Bobby Fischer

I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca!

— Emanuel Lasker

Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique.

— Mikhail Tal

Capablanca possessed an amazing ability to quickly see into a position and intuitively grasp its main features. His style, one of the purest, most…

— Garry Kasparov

Chess was Capablanca's mother tongue.

— Richard Reti

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

When I used to go to the Manhattan Chess Club back in the fifties, I met a lot of old-timers there who knew Capablanca,…

— Bobby Fischer

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

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

I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which…

— Alexander Kotov

As with Steinitz, Fischer's genius has often been concealed by controversies away from the board. Like Lasker, Fischer has raised chess to new financial…

— Andrew Soltis