In our town there was a Gestapo officer who loved to play chess. After the occupation began, he found out that my… — Bruno Schulz Copy Share Image
Good players develop a tactical instinct, a sense of what is possible or likely and what is not worth calculating. — Samuel Reshevsky Copy Share Image
While it is a cause for regret that Fischer did not continue to produce scintillating games, he perhaps had a greater impact… — John Nunn Copy Share Image
“Why people do that in case it can be predicted like the table of chess, why people are liars and hypocritical?” — Deyth Banger Copy Share Image
Of course, analysis can sometimes give more accurate results than intuition but usually it’s just a lot of work. I normally do… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
Chess can never reach its height by following in the path of science ... Let us, therefore, make a new effort and… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
One does not succeed by sticking to convention. When your opponent can easily anticipate every move you make, your strategy deteriorates and… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Boxing is a state of mind. It's a place where you just think about what you are doing, in the moment. Fascinating,… — Michele Lamy Copy Share Image
“The reason I like the game chess is because each move has countless repercussions, but you're in charge of them. And it's… — Bono Copy Share Image
I don't know if I went to the gym, [but] Woody [Harrelson] was 24, and at that point I was like 37,… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
How did you keep this by you?" Grey demanded abruptly. "You were searched to the skin when you were brought back." The… — Diana Gabaldon Copy Share Image
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
“He can see what move I'm planning to make in chess and counters before I can do it. He always knows who… — Sangu Mandanna Copy Share Image
I was a coin collector.I didn't know I was nerdy at the time until I felt my 16-D Mercury Dime that was… — Adam Sandler Copy Share Image
Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
“It was her problem, and she'd deal with it. Because dealing with personal problems was so fucking high on her list of… — Stacia Kane Copy Share Image
Many Chess players were surprised when after the game, Fischer quietly explained: 'I had already analyzed this possibility' in a position which… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
We are studying the opponent all the time and it is maybe about chess and finding the right move at the right… — Ralph Hasenhuttl Copy Share Image
Repeating moves in an ending can be very useful. Apart from the obvious gain of time on the clock one notices that… — Sergey Belavenets Copy Share Image
I don't know whether computers are improving the style of play, I know they are changing it. Chess has become a different… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
In the laboratory the gambits all test unfavorably, but the old rule wears well, that all gambits are sound over the board. — William Ewart Napier Copy Share Image
At the ches with me she (Fortune) gan to pleye; With her false draughts (pieces) dyvers/She staal on me, and took away… — Geoffrey Chaucer Copy Share Image
I don't keep any close friends. I don't keep any secrets. I don't need friends. I just tell everybody everything, that's all. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Politicians should be dedicated to the welfare of the people, but sometimes politics becomes like a game of chess, in which the… — Nirmala Srivastava Copy Share Image
In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else. For whereas the endings can be studied and… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
At that time two opposing concepts of the Game called forth commentary and discussion. The foremost players distinguished two principal types of… — Hermann Hesse Copy Share Image
Far be it from me to force anyone into either chess or dressage, but if you choose to do so yourself, in… — Lars von Trier Copy Share Image
Although the Knight is generally considered to be on a par with the Bishop in strength, the latter piece is somehat stronger… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
A strong player requires only a few minutes of thought to get to the heart of the conflict. You see a solution… — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
Even when the time control has been reached, there is one situation where you want to act as if it has not:… — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
Chess is a great game. No matter how good one is, there is always somebody better. No matter how bad one is,… — Israel Albert Horowitz Copy Share Image
Never be too proud of who you are and what position you hold because after a game of chess the kings and… — Keren Zhims Copy Share Image
I want to serve chess through games, books that are works of art. I would like to bring the game closer to… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Kortchnoi's heritage is many-faceted - over the decades he has several times corrected and changed his style. But the main thing has… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Relationships are a battle. They are a chess game. And what did I do? I just threw all my chess pieces down… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
God is always playing chess with us. He makes moves in our life & then sits back to see how we react… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was no fun… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
It is true that even across the Himalayan barrier India has sent to the west, such gifts as grammar and logic, philosophy… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
![“I don't know if I went to the gym, [but] Woody [Harrelson] was 24, and at that point I was like 37, which is when you realize you're no longer 24. So in walked Woody, who was instantly great, but offstage, it was [all] testosterone. We'll arm-wrestle. I still have, like, tendinitis in my elbow…” quote by Ted Danson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/57d/ted-danson-6752_arms_i-don-t-know-if-i-went-to-the-gym-but-wo_1547647.jpg)
![“[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great idea that it was just like the best idea I'd ever heard in my life. It was like a great idea. I mean, it was - Not only was it vengeance, it was art, and it was, like…” quote by Eve Babitz](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/18d/eve-babitz-19835_art_photographer-julian-wasser-had-this-grea_14326.jpg)
