Wilhelm Steinitz

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

- Wilhelm Steinitz

"Chess is not for timid souls."

- Wilhelm Steinitz

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

- Wilhelm Steinitz

"The King is a fighting piece. Use it!"

- Wilhelm Steinitz

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

- Wilhelm Steinitz

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

- Wilhelm Steinitz

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

- Wilhelm Steinitz