To my way of thinking, Troitzky has no peer among endgame composers; no one else has composed so many and such varied endings of the first rank. - Jose Capablanca
I do not know to whom the aphorism 'There are no sound studies, only ones that haven't been busted yet' belongs, but it has measure of truth in it. - Mark Dvoretsky
My theory of a key-move was always to make it just the reverse of what a player in 999 out of 1000 could look for. - Sam Loyd
A considerable role in the forming of my style was played by an early attraction to study composition. - Vasily Smyslov
My fascination for studies proved highly beneficial, it assisted the development of my aesthetic understanding of chess, and improved my endgame play. - Vasily Smyslov
Chess problems demand from the composer the same virtues that characterize all worthwhile art: originality, invention, consciousness, harmony, complexity, and splendid insincerity. - Vladimir Nabokov
I always urge players to study composed problems and endgames. - Pal Benko