Quotes from Wilhelm Steinitz

A sacrifice is best refuted by accepting it.

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money.

I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.

Fame, I have already. Now I need the money.

I am not a chess historian - I myself am a piece of chess history, which no one can avoid. I will not write about myself, but I am sure that someone will write.

Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of having an evil thought during the game.

I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings

Chess is not for timid souls.

A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror.

Unfortunately, many regard the critic as an enemy, instead of seeing him as a guide to the truth.

Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack.

Chess is intellectual gymnastics.

Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research.

When you have an advantage, you are obliged to attack; otherwise you are endangered to lose the advantage.