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
Drawn games are sometimes more scintillating than any conclusive contest. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
I have added these principles to the law: get the Knights into action before both Bishops are developed — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
“In no chess problem since the beginning of the world has black ever won.” — George Orwell Copy Share Image
“Wonderful. Now what was I doing, dear?' 'Playing chess with Bogdan.' 'Oh, good. He made me scrambled eggs. And he gave Ron… — Richard Osman Copy Share Image
Like a good chess player, Satan is always trying to maneuver you into a position where you can save your castle only… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
The boy (then a 12 year old boy named Anatoly Karpov)doesn't have a clue about Chess, and there's no future at all… — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
I can remember times coming home from a chess club at four in the morning when I was half asleep and half… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
What was great about Fischer is that when he became world champion is that chess was being covered everywhere. It was in… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
I was very lucky that while I was a chess player in a country where chess was not a big deal, I… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
“I am still a victim of chess. It has all the beauty of art - and much more. It cannot be commercialized.… — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I was as socially outcast as any nerd could possibly be. I was in the chess club,… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
“In chess we have the obligation to move; there is no option to skip a turn if you can’t identify a direction… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
The broader the chess player you are, the easier it is to be competitive, and the same seems to be true of… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
I guess it's hard, being apart all the time." "It really is. If Lucas were still here, everything would be different." Vic's… — Claudia Gray Copy Share Image
Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars,… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Chess is far too complex to be definitively solved with any technology we can conceive of today. However, our looked-down-upon cousin, checkers,… — 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
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