My Sister Bought Me A Set At

I Object To Being Called A Chess Genius Because I Consider Myself To Be An All Around Genius Who Just Happens To Play Chess, Which Is Rather Different. A Piece Of Garbage Like Kasparov Might Be Called A Chess Genius, But He's Like An Idiot Savant. Outside Of Chess He Knows Nothing.

Concentrate On Material Gains. Whatever Your Opponent Gives You Take, Unless You See A Good Reason Not To.

Don't Even Mention Losing To Me. I Can't Stand To Think Of It

I Don't Believe In Psychology. I Believe In Good Moves

He Is The So-called Father Of The Modern School Of Chess; Before Him, The King Was Considered A Weak Piece And Players Set Out To Attack The King Directly. Steinitz Claimed That The King Was Well Able To Take Care Of Itself, And Ought Not To Be Attacked Until One Had Some Other Positional Advantage. He Understood More About The Use Of Squares Than Morphy And Contributed A Great Deal More To Chess Theory.