Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
I do hope in Ireland children in schools can experience the richness of chess and it's positive effects. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
The battle for the ultimate truth will never be won. And that's why chess is so fascinating. — Hans Kmoch Copy Share Image
Women, by their nature, are not exceptional chess players: they are not great fighters. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess. — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
I feel that anyone can become an IM (International Master) in two years, but he must study hard and play a great… — Miguel Quinteros Copy Share Image
Chess books should be used as we use glasses: to assist the sight, although some players make use of them as if… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
Tartakower once wrote that after planting a Knight in the center you can go to sleep. This is not to be taken… — Samuel Reshevsky Copy Share Image
When you are lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain -… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit - one incautious move, and Black can be on the… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
Why I love chess and tennis - the volleying aspect, and the fact that your competitors' reactions and motivations and bluffs come… — Christopher Bollen Copy Share Image
Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
If there were a 1:1 ratio of women and men in the chess world I would agree that all tournaments should be… — Jennifer Shahade Copy Share Image
...once the cards are dealt we turn them up in turn, and make two piles each, one red, one black; the winner… — G. E. M. Anscombe Copy Share Image
A chess master can keep track of more choices than the number of stars in the galaxy within an instant, but these… — Sheena Iyengar Copy Share Image
Karpov, Kasparov, Korchnoi have absolutely destroyed chess by their immoral, unethical, prearranged games. These guys are really the lowest dogs around, and… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
“They dig holes from time to time,' the Colonel explains. 'It is probably for them what chess is for me. It has… — Haruki Murakami Copy Share Image
The game of business used to be like football: size mattered. Then it changed to basketball: speed and agility. Today, business is… — Adrian Slywotzky Copy Share Image
Though I like the various forms of football in the world, I don't think they begin to compare with these two great… — John Fowles Copy Share Image
“I’m not into danger, either.” “Aw, Chess. You so into it you ain’t climb out with a rope. Why else you do… — Stacia Kane Copy Share Image
I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw. — Nigel Short Copy Share Image
I have always had a slight feeling of pity for man who has no knowledge of chess. — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
You may have the bishop pair but I have the ultimate advantage; I am the better player! — John Adams Copy Share Image
The laws of chess are as beautiful as those governing the universe - and as deadly. — Katherine Neville Copy Share Image
Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
When Garri Kasparov wrestles with his conscience, he always wins. It's what he's best at. — Dominic Lawson Copy Share Image
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
I'm used to litigating against incredibly competent, high-quality lawyers that are very good chess players. — Michael Avenatti Copy Share Image
I want to show how rich chess is and what kind of history it has, through culture, literature, and education. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
When chess masters err, ordinary wood pushers tend to derive a measure of satisfaction, if not actual glee. — Israel Albert Horowitz Copy Share Image
After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
