Alexander Alekhine Quotes

Alexander Alekhine — Russian Celebrity born on October 31, 1892, died on March 24, 1946

Alexander Aleksandrovich Alekhine was a Russian chess grandmaster and the fourth World Chess Champion. He is widely considered one of the greatest chess players ever... (wikipedia)

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

I have had to work long and hard to eradicate the dangerous delusion that, in a bad position, I could always, or nearly always, conjure up some unexpected combination to extricate me from my difficulties.

Oh! this opponent, this collaborator against your will, whose notion of beauty always differs from yours and whose means are often too limited for active assistance to your intentions!

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

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