"I study chess eight hours a day, on principle."

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“It was impossible to win against Capablanca; against Alekhine it was impossible to play.”

“Alekhine's attacks came suddenly, like destructive thunderstorms that erupted from a clear sky.”

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“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.”

“In playing through an Alekhine game one suddenly meets a move which simply takes one's breath away.”

“With his death, we have lost a very great chess genius whose like we'll never see again.”

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