There is luck in chess. My opponent was lucky that he was…

I feel as if I were a piece in a game of chess, when my opponent says of it: That piece cannot be moved.

— Soren Kierkegaard

“Dalton regarded his chess opponent, from whom the outburst had come. “What on earth has got into you?” Lord Peter sat back, a triumphant…

— John DeChancie

We are lucky to be playing football for a living. For me, this is what I have always wanted to do.

— N'Golo Kante

When I was starting out, I was lucky if I was playing in front of 500. They were still good days though!

— Dwight Gayle

I'm lucky - we're all lucky - to be playing a game for a living.

— Joey Harrington

I've always been extremely lucky in playing with great people who knew much more than I did. That's how I got from there to…

— Steve Lacy

I've been real lucky playing football and hopefully it continues.

— Jordy Nelson

Chess has definitely helped me understand a lot of the strategy of football. In chess, good offense is often an exercise in putting multiple…

— Reggie Rivers

If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg you for…

— Jeremy Silman

Ultimately, what separates a winner from a loser at the grandmaster level is the willingness to do the unthinkable. A brilliant strategy is, certainly,…

— Garry Kasparov

Confidence is very important - even pretending to be Confident. If you make a Mistake but do not let your Opponent see what you…

— Viswanathan Anand

I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which…

— Alexander Kotov

My favourite victory is when it is not even clear where my opponent made a mistake.

— Peter Leko

Later, I began to succeed in decisive games. Perhaps because I realized a very simple truth: not only was I worried, but also my…

— Mikhail Tal

My opponent is Short and the match will be short.

— Garry Kasparov