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For my victory over Capablanc...

For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively on his rich intuitive talent. But for the chess struggle nowadays one needs a subtle knowledge of human nature, an understanding of the opponent's psychology.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

Chess, like other arts, must ...

Chess, like other arts, must be practiced to be appreciated.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

I did not believe I was super...

I did not believe I was superior to him. Perhaps the chief reason for his defeat was the overestimation of his own powers arising out of his overwhelming victory in New York, 1927, and his underestimation of mine.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

Capablanca was snatched too e...

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 49 quotes

Psychology is the most import...

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

During a Chess competition a ...

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

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

The fact that a player is ver...

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

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

When asked, -How is that you ...

When asked, -How is that you pick better moves than your opponents?, I responded: I'm very glad you asked me that, because, as it happens, there is a very simple answer. I think up my own moves, and I make my opponent think up his

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

For success I consider three ...

For success I consider three factors are necessary: firstly, an awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses; secondly, an accurate understanding of my opponent's strengths and weaknesses; thirdly, a higher aim than momentary satisfaction. I see this aim as being scientific and artistic achievements, which place the game of chess on a par with other arts.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

The infallible criterion by w...

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 difference whether this originality is carried to excess, as was the case with Steinitz and Nimzowitsch.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

That which Steinitz gave to t...

That which Steinitz gave to the theoretical aspect of the game when he was at his best is very remote to all out home-bred chess philosophers, but with his views on Morphy, whom he tries to discredit completely, it is of course impossible to agree.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

You can become a big master i...

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 49 quotes

The purpose of human life and...

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

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

Chess is not only knowledge a...

Chess is not only knowledge and logic.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

Chess for me is not a game, b...

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 49 quotes

In my opinion, a master is mo...

In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position without fear of some simplifications.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

The fact that a player is ver...

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.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

I think that for the highest ...

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 49 quotes

I have had to work long and h...

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.

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

Oh! this opponent, this colla...

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!

Alexander Alekhine 49 quotes

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