Alexander Alekhine quotes

The purpose of human life and the sense of happiness is to give the maximum what the man is able to give. (Alexander Alekhine)
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.
Alexander Alekhine
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.
Alexander Alekhine
Combination is a soul of chess.
Alexander Alekhine
Chess is not only knowledge and logic.
Alexander Alekhine
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan.
Alexander Alekhine
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.
Alexander Alekhine
The fact that a player is very short of time is to my mind, as little to be considered as an excuse as, for instance, the statement of the law-breaker that he was drunk at the time he committed the crime.
Alexander Alekhine
I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.
Alexander Alekhine
With his death, we have lost a very great chess genius whose like we'll never see again.
Alexander Alekhine
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. (Alexander Alekhine)
It was impossible to win against Capablanca; against Alekhine it was impossible to play.
Alexander Alekhine
I think that for the highest achievements nowadays... need to have the stable as a rock scientific base. And also need to own modesty.
Alexander Alekhine
In my opinion, a master is morally obliged to seize every sort of opportunity and to try to solve the problems of the position without fear of some simplifications.
Alexander Alekhine
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!
Alexander Alekhine
Capablanca was the greatest talent, but Alekhine was the greatest in his achievements.
Alexander Alekhine
I can comprehend Alekhine's combinations well enough; but where he gets his attacking chances from and how he infuses such life into the very opening - that is beyond me.
Alexander Alekhine