Chess Quotes · Page 15

The winning of a pawn among good players of even strength often means the winning of the game.

— Jose Raul Capablanca

Concentrate on material gains. Whatever your opponent gives you take, unless you see a good reason not to.

— Bobby Fischer

A knowledge of combinations is the foundation of positional chess.

— Richard Reti

White lost because he failed to remember the right continuation and had to think up the moves himself

— Siegbert Tarrasch

If you don't have an end game of something delightful, you're just moving chess pieces around.

— William McDonough

It is not a move, even the best move that you must seek, but a realizable plan

— Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

Drawing is rather like playing chess: your mind races ahead of the moves that you eventually make.

— David Hockney

Every good mathematician should also be a good chess player and vice versa.

— Henri Poincare

There is something out there. Astrology is like a game of chess with an invisible partner. We set out the board and…

— Noel Tyl

I learned to play chess at a young age, and I think that's where learning to plan things out and put things…

— Jaylen Brown

Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust…

— Susan Polgar

I've always liked puzzles, since I was a kid. I like party games, silly games. I loved chess. I enjoy jigsaw puzzles,…

— Stephen Sondheim

A game of chess holds many secrets. Fortunately! That is why we cannot clearly state whether chess is science, art, or a…

— Garry Kasparov

We all play chess with Fate as partner. He makes a move, we make a move. He tries to checkmate us in…

— Isaac Bashevis Singer

I spend around one hour per day on physical exercise. Exercise is a must for every chess player. As the proverb says,…

— Humpy Koneru

The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us.

— Howard Staunton

If you do your "homework" well you can be sure you'll feel more relaxed. Make sure you have a walk or rest…

— Judit Polgar

In so-called communist Romania, chess was held in high esteem, even if our champions were weaker than the Soviets. This game, this…

— Dumitru Tepeneag

Clinging to any form of conservatism can be dangerous. Become too conservative and you are unprepared for surprises. You cannot depend on…

— Frank Herbert

“When you ask what are electrons and protons I ought to answer that this question is not a profitable one to ask…

— Paul A.M. Dirac

“Between now and when we graduate next year there are at least ten weeks' holiday and five random public holidays. There's email…

— Melina Marchetta

“She’d fucked him over hardcore. She’d betrayed him and she’d lied to him, and she knew that as far as he was…

— Stacia Kane

“I've been in prison, you see. Only three weeks, and only on remand,but when you've had to play chess twice a day…

— Hugh Laurie

The literary game is the abyss of human society itself: interactive, playful and tragic. We can't live alone. For me, Robinson [Crusoe]…

— Dumitru Tepeneag

As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine.

— Levon Aronian

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

— Peter Leko

Coaching secrets? I don't think I got any. The main "secret" - love for chess.

— Ashot Nadanian

Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable.

— Hikaru Nakamura

A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move.

— Savielly Tartakower

In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness.

— Savielly Tartakower

Wilhelm Steinitz was the first man to appreciate the inherent logic behind the game of chess.

— William Hartston

I think with chess as with everything, marketing is the main issue.

— Magnus Carlsen

Every month I look through some ten thousand games, so not as to miss any new ideas and trends.

— Vladimir Kramnik

Chess is difficult, it demands work, serious reflection and zealous research.

— Wilhelm Steinitz

Tal doesn't move the pieces by hand; he uses a magic wand.

— Viacheslav Ragozin

You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know.

— Bobby Fischer

Be warned! From Satan's viewpoint you are a pawn in his game of cosmic chess.

— Adrian Rogers

Chess strength in general and chess strength in a specific match are by no means one and the same thing.

— Garry Kasparov

Fischer is an American Chess tragedy on par with Morphy and Pillsbury

— Mig Greengard

I guess a certain amount of temperament is expected of Chess geniuses

— Ronald Gross