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During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey. — Alexander Alekhine

The retreat of a minor piece to the back rank, where it cuts the lines of communication between the rooks, is permissable only in exceptional cases. — Alexander Alekhine

Chess will always be the master of us all. — Alexander Alekhine

When I was a child I liked the games of Capablanca, and later I was captivated by Alekhine's play. — Vladimir Kramnik

I see my own style as being a symbiosis of the styles of Alekhine, Tal and Fischer. — Garry Kasparov

If you have seen one Alekhine game you've seen them all. — Bobby Fischer

ORATORY, n. A conspiracy between speech and action to cheat the understanding. A tyranny tempered by stenography. — Ambrose Bierce

We all appear as dunces when feigning an interest in things we care nothing about. — C.S. Lewis

I have started to say
"A quarter of a century"
Or "thirty years back"
About my own life. — Philip Larkin

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees. — Alexander Alekhine

Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated. — Alexander Alekhine

Play the move that forces the win in the simplest way. Leave the brilliancies to Alekhine, Keres and Tal. — Irving Chernev

A lifetime in not enough to learn everything about chess. — Alexander Alekhine

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

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. — Alexander Alekhine

Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home a picture post card — Max Euwe

I think that for the highest achievements nowadays ... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty. — Alexander Alekhine

Why was he here? Why was he always, always, always around? Didn't he have a life? Didn't he have anything better to do? — Diana Peterfreund

During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk — Alexander Alekhine

With constant repetition and reinforcement, new habits are easily formed. — Marshall Sylver

Psychology is the most important factor in chess. — Alexander Alekhine

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

Play on both sides of the board is my favourite strategy. — Alexander Alekhine

You could be married and bored or single and lonely. Ain't no happiness nowhere. — Chris Rock

Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will never see again. — Alexander Alekhine

Rage welled up within me. The I-need-to-punch-something-before-I'll-feel-better kind. — Jamie McGuire

Chess is a matter of vanity. — Alexander Alekhine

The present order is the disorder of the future. — Ian Hamilton Finlay

Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine

Arise in great might and chase your dreams. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Combination is a soul of chess. — Alexander Alekhine

Chess is not only knowledge and logic. — Alexander Alekhine

I grew up in a family of firemen and cops. — Bonnie Somerville

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

Chess for me is not a game, but an art. Yes, and I take upon myself all those responsibilities which an art imposes on its adherents. — Alexander Alekhine