I think there's a misconception that chess players are all total nerds. Well, I guess they are. — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
I would say, you have a unique chance of learning more about the game of chess with your computer than Bobby Fischer,… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
It's very encouraging that the game of chess is growing in the U.S. and is becoming more popular. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
I've never been one of those actors who plays chess with his career and goes, 'I'm going to wait now and see… — Mark Strong Copy Share Image
Life is a chess match. Every decision that you make has a consequence to it. — P.K. Subban Copy Share Image
I think most people are fascinated by chess for that reason. It's just these mystical shapes. It's almost like Harry Potteresque, like… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
In mathematics, if I find a new approach to a problem, another mathematician might claim that he has a better, more elegant… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
My life story is very special. I was raised with a special family as both my parents are teachers. They decided before… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I had severed relations with the Romanian exiles who had become politically conservative and even extremely right wing; I was giving chess… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
Only a good bishop can be sacrificed, a bad bishop can only be lost. — Yuri Razuvaev Copy Share Image
Playing black, I put great stake in the Ruy Lopez: I liked it, feel it, and understand it; in matches with Hjartarson… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
I see myself used in terms of reading mismatches. If it's small, go inside. If it's big, come outside. And if it's… — Thon Maker Copy Share Image
The Olympic Charter says winter sports must be played on snow or ice, so the Chess Federation says they'll play with ice… — Peter Sagal Copy Share Image
My coach and my parents both had this relationship to what I was doing, which was allowing me to express myself with… — Joshua Waitzkin Copy Share Image
Most gods throw dice, but Fate plays chess, and you don't find out til too late that he's been playing with two… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
The system set up by F.I.D.E. ... Insures that there will always be a Russian world champion... The Russians arranged it that… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
There are no hopeless positions; there are only inferior positions that can be saved. There are no drawn positions; there are only… — Grigory Sanakoev Copy Share Image
When humans team up with computers to play chess, the humans who do best are not necessarily the strongest players. They're the… — Tyler Cowen Copy Share Image
Each life is a game of chess that went to hell on the seventh move(...) — Martin Amis Copy Share Image
“Because of all the things I've experienced on this journey - shrinking and growing, flying sprites, living chess pieces - not a… — A.G. Howard Copy Share Image
“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 Copy Share Image
I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
