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

“Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.”

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

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

“I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex game I have with one character, and lots of side games with other characters, and another game with myself - and in each game you make all these tiny, tiny moves that get you to the endgame.”

“Top players are privileged in the chess world.”

“Maybe if I didn't have the talent in chess I'd find the talent in something else. The only thing I know is that I have talent in chess, and I'm satisfied with that.”