Patzer Sees A Check, Gives A Check.

A Strong Memory, Concentration, Imagination, And A Strong Will Is Required To Become A Great Chess Player

You Have To Have The Fighting Spirit. You Have To Force Moves And Take Chances

Blitz Chess Kills Your Ideas.

But The Thing That Was Great About Capablanca Was That He Really Spoke His Mind, He Said What He Believed Was True, He Said What He Felt. He [capablanca] Wanted To Change The Rules [of Chess] Already, Back In The Twenties, Because He Said Chess Was Getting Played Out. He Was Right. Now Chess Is Completely Dead. It Is All Just Memorisation And Prearrangement. It's A Terrible Game Now. Very Uncreative.

I Consider Myself To Be A Genius Who Happens To Play Chess.