Alexander Alekhine

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able read more

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give.

The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an read more

The fact that a player is very short of time is, to my mind, as little to be considered an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are read more

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions!

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could read more

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties.