I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. ADOLF ANDERSSEN ChessConsiderExistedFinestMistakeMovingPlayer
He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais himself. ADOLF ANDERSSEN BeatenDoubtlessHimselfLabourdonnaisLivingNowSuperiorWould
He never makes a mistake; but, if his adversary commits the slightest error, he is lost. ADOLF ANDERSSEN Anand Thakur
It is … impossible to keep one’s excellence in a little glass casket, like a jewel, to take it out whenever wanted. ADOLF ANDERSSEN Anand Thakur
On the contrary, it can only be conserved by continuous and good practice. ADOLF ANDERSSEN Anand Thakur
In all his games with me, he has not only played, in every instance, the exact move, but the most exact. ADOLF ANDERSSEN Anand Thakur