Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin
Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin

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 moment he committed the crime.

Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin
Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin

I study chess eight hours a day, on principle.

Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin
Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin

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

Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin
Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin

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 Alexandrowitsch Aljechin
Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin

Chess first of all teaches you to be objective.

Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin
Alexander Alexandrowitsch Aljechin

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