"When I am white I win because I am white. When I am black I win because I am Bogoljubov — Efim Bogoljubov Copy Share Image
If your opponent offers you a draw, try to work out why he thinks he's worse off — Nigel Short Copy Share Image
With opposite coloured bishops the attacking side has in effect an extra piece in the shape of his bishop. — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
A pawn, when separated from his fellows, will seldom or never make a fortune. — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Copy Share Image
All conceptions in the game of chess have a geometrical basis. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
I also follow chess on the Internet, where Kasparov's site is very interesting. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a Chessplayer's nature — Rudolf Spielmann Copy Share Image
Even in the heat of a middlegame battle the master still has to bear in mind the outlines of a possible future… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
Theory regards this opening as incorrect, but it is impossible to agree with this. Out of the five tournament games played by… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
As Olafsson showed me, White can win... It's hard to believe. I stayed up all night analysing, finally convicing myself, and, incidentally,… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll… — Al Leiter Copy Share Image
In high school, my sister went out with the captain of the chess team. My parents loved him... They figured that any… — Brian Kiley Copy Share Image
After that, Kasparov stepped back from chess which is, and I want this to be clear, not good for chess in general… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
A Chess game is divided into three stages: the first, when you hope you have the advantage, the second when you believe… — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
To play chess on a truly high level requires a constant stream of exact, informed decisions, made in real time and under… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Chess is a very tough game, and psychologically a tough game. And of course chess needs a lot of qualities, human qualities.… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
“Thinking more than a move ahead never got me anywhere in life. Only in chess. And even then it was sometimes a… — Jennifer Dubois Copy Share Image
I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Those who know the marvels of chess and wonder why this game of all games does not enjoy greater popularity may also… — Gregor Piatigorsky Copy Share Image
There wasn't any particular player I modeled my game after. I tried to learn from everyone and create my own style. I… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
“and a most curious country it was. There were a number of tiny little brooks running straight across it from side to… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
When a chess player looks at the board, he does not see a static mosaic, a 'still life', but a magnetic field… — Arthur Koestler Copy Share Image
It's true that in chess as in politics, fund-raising and glad-handing matter. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Investing is far more cumulative [than chess]. So long as you're sharp, you can do it for as long as you want. — Patrick Wolff Copy Share Image
Chess is thirty to forty percent psychology. You don't have this when you play a computer. I can't confuse it — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image