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.More Alexander Alekhine quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

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.More Alexander Alekhine quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

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.More Alexander Alekhine quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.More Alexander Alekhine quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give.More Alexander Alekhine quotes [03/29/2018 05:03:36]