I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his way of playing.

Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain - chess is a matter of daily training.

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

It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position

Objectivity consists in understanding that the only one who never makes a mistake is the one who never does anything.

I go to bed at 4 a. m. Almost all chessplayers do.

For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression.

Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big aims, he should limit his rapidplay in favour of serious chess.

In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental in this.

Chess is so deep, I simply feel lost.

But with the Berlin, I was able to allow him to get near, but not quite near enough, and I knew where to draw the line with the fortresses I had set up.

May you find the right path to your destination.

The Dance

Happiness is a wine of the rarest vintage, and seems insipid to a vulgar taste.

It is often easier to become outraged by injustice half a world away than by oppression and discrimination half a block from home.

Man is a tool-making animal

Become one of those people who work hard, invest and build, and at the same time create employment and opportunities for others.

In 1993, I retired from the Art Ensemble of Chicago to devote myself full time to Buddhist studies and to the practice of Aikido.

A popular government wields a moral force, which is infinitely superior to the physical force that the foreign government could summon to its assistance.

The Italian mafia, they're very [into] construction. They're in a whole different way of operating than they did back in the '20s.

I would warn against holsters with devices for quick-draw. Devices always fail when you need them most.