“I put my hand on a bishop, my would be assassin, and thought of my father's heights when he won, how he… — Rion Amilcar Scott Copy Share Image
“Another time, he was playing [chess] with his equal, the Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that inadvertently exposed her king.… — Walter Isaacson Copy Share Image
We may hope that machines will eventually compete with men in all purely intellectual fields. But which are the best ones to… — Alan Turing Copy Share Image
For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“We can imagine that this complicated array of moving things which constitutes “the world” is something like a great chess game being… — Richard Rhodes Copy Share Image
I grew up with a father who taught me chess at the age of 6 or 7. He'd always beat me. Of… — Stephanie Corneliussen Copy Share Image
There's a popular concept of 'intelligence' as book smarts, like calculus or chess, as opposed to, say, social skills. So people say… — Eliezer Yudkowsky Copy Share Image
I remember being with a girlfriend who asked me to look over some chess openings with her. I instantly fell asleep. I… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
How good is Missouri quarterback Chase Daniel anyway? ... to me, Daniel's brilliance has nothing to do with the big numbers he… — Joe Posnanski Copy Share Image
I cannot think that a player genuinely loving the game can get pleasure just from the number of points scored no matter… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
I soon realized that it is not enough for a master simply to analyse variations scrupulously just like an accountant. He must… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
If the weather is too cold or rainy, I take shelter in the Regence Cafe, where I entertain myself by watching chess… — Denis Diderot Copy Share Image
The king, which during the opening and middlegame stage is often a burden because it has to be defended, becomes in the… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
When I was young, my favorite picture book was 'Fletcher and Zenobia,' written by Edward Gorey and illustrated by Victoria Chess. It's… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
Chess - it's a nonmainstream game. And the irony is that when you look at Hollywood, it kept using chess as the… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“I do not know how old I was when I learned to play chess. I could not have been older than eight,… — Aleksandar Hemon Copy Share Image
When you ride your bike, you're working your legs, but your mind is on a treadmill. When you play chess, your mind… — Pat Ament Copy Share Image
“Aye. Freaky iffen you ask me. But guessing that what Terrible like, aye. What he deserve sneaking off into the bathroom with… — Stacia Kane Copy Share Image
I'm attracted to things that are in direct opposition to something that I've just done. It's not like I'm trying to make… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Fancy what a game of chess would be if all the chessmen had passions and intellects, more or less small and cunning;… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
“So if you think that when you are better, it means that you can smash ahead and mate the guy, you are… — Josh Waitzkin Copy Share Image
A form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the… — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
If possible, be Russian. And live in another country. Play chess. Be an active trader between languages. Carry precious metals from one… — Vladimir Nabokov Copy Share Image
When Alekhine recognizes the weakness in his position he has a tendency to become very aggressive. Patient defence is not for him… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
I love chess, and I didn't invent Fischerandom chess to destroy chess. I invented Fischerandom chess to keep chess going. Because I… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Human life very much resembles a game of chess: for, as in the latter, while a gamester is too attentive to secure… — Henry Fielding Copy Share Image
It's the horsey-shape piece that moves in an L shape. It's what makes chess complicated, and why stupid people can't play chess.… — Courtney Love Copy Share Image
You playing chess well is just a reflection of your inner thought process and your ability to maintain discipline throughout. If we… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
“I like to play chess. I moved to a small town, and nobody played chess there, but one guy challenged me to… — Peter Hessler Copy Share Image
For 'Inhuman,' it's a 'chess game' series. You have a lot of pieces moving different ways at once, and it's about what… — Charles Soule Copy Share Image
Life on a lifeboat isn't much of a life. It is like an end game in chess, a game with a few… — Yann Martel Copy Share Image
I am most challenged by playing cash games against the world's top players. These games force me to think several moves in… — Daniel Negreanu Copy Share Image
“If you sit down and think about it sensibly , you come up with some very funny ideas. Like: why make people… — Neil Gaiman Copy Share Image
If you talk to some of the older players, they definitely say they see beauty in certain games. In my case, there… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
It was an impressive achievement, of course, and a human achievement by the members of the IBM team, but Deep Blue was… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“It's not just about linking an undesired social mythology that may or may not even exist to something (whatever) that has a… — Xavier Lastra Copy Share Image
I play chess about four hours a day in training camp. You have to decide what move to use, or what combination… — Lennox Lewis Copy Share Image
They're all weak, all women. They're stupid compared to men. They shouldn't play chess, you know. They're like beginners. They lose every… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
I love chess very much. I love the game, the challenges. I could motivate myself as I was curious about how to… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
![“Another time, he was playing [chess] with his equal, the Duchess of Bourbon, who made a move that inadvertently exposed her king. Ignoring the rules of the game, he promptly captured it. "Ah," said the duchess, "we do not take Kings so." Replied Franklin in a famous quip: "We do in America.” quote by Walter Isaacson](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/6f0/walter-isaacson-384_another-time_another-time-he-was-playing-chess-with-h_2628366.png)
