Chess Quotes · Page 20

In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.

— Vasily Smyslov

Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth.

— Alexander Kotov

In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors.

— Aron Nimzowitsch

“I want to be an aggressive player;One who always find joy in every move.”

— Kenneth de Guzman

I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees.

— Alexander Alekhine

Here in Italy, football is more like a chess game. You have to think about every move.

— Patrice Evra

My younger brother ended up the British chess champion 10 times, a record.

— Roger Penrose

I play chess, but my past is checkered, The mic and I are like staff and shepherd.

— Ka

“In chess, without the king, the other pieces would all be "dead", so their existance is supported by the king, but they…

— Roumen Bezergianov

Life is like a game of chess. Undesirable events try to knock you down by trying to place you into checkmate. You…

— Mak_786

I play a lot of chess, just to a bog-average level. But I find it stimulates your mind with all the combinations…

— Kurt Maflin

The human element, the human flaw and the human nobility - those are the reasons that chess matches are won or lost.

— Viktor Korchnoi

The essence of Capablanca's greatness is his rare talent for avoiding all that can complicate or confuse the conflict.

— Max Euwe

I still remember Botvinnik's reaction to each of my games, right from the opening moves. At first he would express amazement, then…

— Anatoly Karpov

“When you consider that only an estimated 15 percent of the US population plays chess, its cultural prominence is extraordinary. It”

— Garry Kasparov

Short of actual blunders, lack of faith in one's position is the chief cause of defeat. To be sure, it is easy…

— Fred Reinfeld

I cannot claim to thoroughly enjoy coaching, because it is very hard work if you are even moderately conscientious. Nevertheless it does…

— Nigel Short

The great mobility of the King forms one of the chief characteristics of all endgame strategy. In the middlegame the King is…

— Aron Nimzowitsch

How did you keep this by you?" Grey demanded abruptly. "You were searched to the skin when you were brought back." The…

— Diana Gabaldon

An exception was made with respect to me, because of my victory over Marshall. Some of the masters objected to my entry…

— Jose Raul Capablanca

I don't know if I went to the gym, [but] Woody [Harrelson] was 24, and at that point I was like 37,…

— Ted Danson

“The reason I like the game chess is because each move has countless repercussions, but you're in charge of them. And it's…

— Bono

Play the open variation of the Ruy is my advice to all ordinary club players, and I recently even wrote a book…

— Bent Larsen

Chess may be the deepest, least exhaustible of pastimes, but it is nothing more. As for a chess genius, he is a…

— George Steiner

I play chess badly and I've been beaten by my 10-year old son

— John Turturro

The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.

— Anatoly Karpov

Chess sharpens the mind, stimulates concentration, improves the memory and promotes visualization.

— Samuel Reshevsky

“When God plays chess, you will notice that he never has to move a single piece...in order to win.”

— Lionel Suggs

How do you beat Bobby Fischer? You play him at any game but chess. I try to stay in games where I…

— Warren Buffett

Poor people are too stupid to know they're just chess pieces in a game.

— Charles Barkley

I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least they got…

— David Bailey

The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years.

— Viktor Korchnoi

Not all artists are Chess players, but all Chess players are artists

— Marcel Duchamp

“Deal me in. If they want to play checkers, we’ll play chess. Fuck them.”

— Dick Lehr

The pitcher setting up the batter. It's chess, and you play with it.

— Al Leiter

Chess only appeals to quite a small minority. It does not have the cachet of a mainstream popular sport.

— Magnus Carlsen

“Life is like playing the game of chess against yourself, to win, you must beat the blacks of you.”

— Hassaan Ali

The beauty of a game of chess is usually assessed according to the sacrifices it contains.

— Rudolf Spielmann

In my free time, I love to catch up with tennis, swimming, travelling, and chess.

— Namrata Shirodkar

My sister bought me a set at a candy store and taught me the moves.

— Bobby Fischer