I claim that nothing else is so effective in encouraging the growth of chess strength as such independent analysis, both of the… — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
Negotiating with Obama is like playing chess with a pigeon. The pigeon knocks over all the pieces, shits on the board and… — Vladimir Putin Copy Share Image
A woman can beat any man; it's difficult to imagine another kind of sport where a woman can beat a man. That's… — Alexandra Kosteniuk Copy Share Image
To venture an opinion is like moving a piece at chess: it may be taken, but it forms the beginning of a… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
When I was in grade school I was into chess club, Latin club, D&D, computer camp - everything that made vaginas go… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I attend to my fitness. I go the gym every day and try to maintain my physical fitness; without that, it is… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But… — Peter Mayhew Copy Share Image
Pawns not only create the sketch for the whole painting, they are also the soil, the foundation, of any position — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
“Have you ever played chess, Kitty?” I eyed her. What did a board game have to do with this? “Not really.” “You… — Aimee Carter Copy Share Image
Throughout chess history, great debates have raged about the pros and cons of hanging pawns. The debates are nonsense; the answer is… — Yasser Seirawan Copy Share Image
Above all else, before playing in competitions a player must have regard to his health, for if he is suffering from ill-health… — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
There was one point in high school actually when I was on the chess team, marching band, model United Nations and debate… — Rainn Wilson Copy Share Image
When it comes to fully understanding how to strategically move all the pieces on the marketing and distribution chess board on a… — Amy Pascal Copy Share Image
Fischer was a good kid but very unsophisticated about anything but chess. It was all chess for him, every waking moment. We'd… — Ronald Gross Copy Share Image
Well, well. IM (and correspondence GM) Douglas Bryson once told me that he almost never plays a game that flows smoothly from… — Jonathan Rowson Copy Share Image
Within these premises, the only thing one can be is an impeccable mediator. One is not the player in this cosmic match… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game. — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
The best friend a man can have is reading and writing, and the bad ones to avoid are Go and chess and… — Hojo Soun Copy Share Image
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
You may learn much more from a game you lose than from a game you win. You will have to lose hundreds… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
Chess: It's like alcohol. It's a drug. I have to control it, or it could overwhelm me. I have a regular Monday… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
I am pleased that in a match for the World Championship I was able to conduct a game in the style of… — Boris Gelfand Copy Share Image
It is annoying that the rules of chess do not allow a pawn to take either horizontally or backwards, but only forwards… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
Chess is the only game in the world, which reflects the status of the husband. the poor king can take only one… — Nikhil Saluja Copy Share Image
The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but… — Efim Geller Copy Share Image
I keep track of my blog stats, Facebook subs, my Amazon rank, Twitter followers, Facebook likes per posts, my chess ranking. I… — James Altucher Copy Share Image
Marriage is like a game of chess except the board is flowing water, the pieces are made of smoke and no move… — Jerry Seinfeld Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Once in a Moscow chess club I saw how two first-category players knocked pieces off the board as they were exchanged, so… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
However hopeless the situation appears to be there yet always exists the possibility of putting up a stubborn resistance. — Paul Keres Copy Share Image
The night of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
There is technology where you can watch the match live online and also on TV. If people understood the game, I'm sure… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
“The paradox of illuminating complexity is that it is inherently difficult to do so without erasing all of the nuance.” — David Shenk Copy Share Image
When I was 18, science, physics, and math were my favorite. I was a bit of a nerd - the only girl… — Bjork Copy Share Image
Earlier in my career, I never thought of boxing as a chess game, but I confirm that they are, in fact, very… — Wladimir Klitschko Copy Share Image
Chess programs don't play chess the way humans play chess. We don't really know how humans play chess, but one of the… — Stuart J. Russell Copy Share Image
[When asked how someone 6'3" had dared take up golf:] I was too tall to make the chess team in my high… — Carol Mann Copy Share Image
I had lunch with a chess champion the other day. I knew he was a chess champion because it took him 20… — Eric Sykes Copy Share Image
“They agree that chess training only improves chess skills but disagree that classroom training (almost) only improves classroom skills.” — Nassim Nicholas Taleb Copy Share Image
Young players expose themselves to grave risks when they blindly imitate the innovations of masters without themselves first checking all the details… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
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