Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Chess Copy Share Image
Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy. — Alexander Alekhine Boards 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,… — Alexander Alekhine Committed 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 Able Copy Share Image
Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that… — Alexander Alekhine Blitz 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… — Alexander Alekhine Believe 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… — Alexander Alekhine Cases 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 Beast 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… — Alexander Alekhine Capablanca 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… — Alexander Alekhine Bigs Copy Share Image
I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees. — Alexander Alekhine Accepting Copy Share Image
Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too… — Alexander Alekhine Active Copy Share Image
Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of… — Alexander Alekhine Capablanca Copy Share Image
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. — Alexander Alekhine Beauty Copy Share Image
In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of… — Alexander Alekhine Fear Copy Share Image
Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated. — Alexander Alekhine Appreciated Copy Share Image
The retreat of a minor piece to the back rank, where it cuts the lines of communication between the rooks, is permissable… — Alexander Alekhine Cases Copy Share Image
I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or… — Alexander Alekhine Adversity Copy Share Image
