Thanks to the Polgars the adjective 'men's' before events and the 'affirmative action' women's titles such as Woman Grandmaster have become anachronisms. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I am thinking about chess in schools in particular. In the USA more than 3200 children competed in an event — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
Far from all of the obvious moves that go without saying are correct. — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
There is no one 'best set-up', there are many - you can get to mate in endless ways. And - don't forget!… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual ... may well be the chess book of the year... [It] comes close to an ultimate one-volume manual on… — Lubomir Kavalek Copy Share Image
The weaker the player the more terrible the Knight is to him, but as a player increases in strength the value of… — Jose Raul Capablanca 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
“I have just spent the better part of a week sorting out the miasma of lunatic alibis known as your correspondence in… — Woody Allen Copy Share Image
In Gujarat, we had the world record of largest number of chess games in a single venue - 20,500 - and in… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
“But a man is a frivolous and incongruous creature, and perhaps, like a chess player, loves the process of the game, not… — Fydor Dostoyevsky Copy Share Image
I have frequently stated that I regard chess as an art form, where creativity prevails over other factors. — Vasily Smyslov Copy Share Image
Play the open variation of the Ruy is my advice to all ordinary club players, and I recently even wrote a book… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Since your mental state can have such dramatic effects on your body, obviously your physical condition can affect your mental well-being. It… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
But you see when I play a game of Bobby, there is no style. Bobby played perfectly. And perfection has no style. — Miguel Najdorf Copy Share Image
Results show that just one year of chess tuition will improve a student's learning abilities, concentration, application, sense of logic, self-discipline, respect,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess. — Lennox Lewis 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
“Who the hell let you animals into my office? I'll have you know I was playing a VERY unimportant game of chess… — Matt Fraction Copy Share Image
If you don't win, it's not a great tragedy - the worst that happens is that you lose a game. — Bobby Fischer 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
Combinations with a queen sacrifice are among the most striking and memorable. — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
When I was a kid, I really liked playing chess, which is pretty geeky; I just enjoyed it - thinking, exercising my… — Michael Birch Copy Share Image