There's just a lot of really great life lessons that you can take out of chess... I think that's one of my… — Aaron Gordon Copy Share Image
I think death is the aesthetic part of chess, seeing your opponent's army fall. Producing a sacrifice in order to mate is… — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
One thing I learned, with permission of the school committee of Indianapolis, was that when a tyrant or a government gets in… — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
Everything is in a state of flux, and this includes the world of Chess — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
“I pull on her tether all the time but it won’t sink in. I have a feeling I’m using too much magic.… — Ashley Jeffery Copy Share Image
Your body has to be in top condition. Your Chess deteriorates as your body does. You can't separate body from mind — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
In my experience, when I went to school, and especially in after-school, and during breaks, a lot of people wanted to sit… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
You can become a big master in chess only if you see your mistakes and short-comings. Exactly the same as in life… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
Fancy what a game of chess would be if all the chessmen had passions and intellects, more or less small and cunning;… — George Eliot Copy Share Image
Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes… — Daniel Craig Copy Share Image
I’ve seen - both in myself and my competitors - how satisfaction can lead to a lack of vigilance, then to mistakes… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
To lose one's objective attitude to a position, nearly always means ruining your game. — David Bronstein Copy Share Image
A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play. This is a rule which has stood its test in chess history… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
In chess, there is only one mistake: over-estimation of your opponent. All else is either bad luck or weakness. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
I get more upset at losing at other things than chess. I always get upset when I lose at Monopoly. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
Regardless of Bobby's recent hate-filled rantings, which I abhor, he is nonetheless one of the greatest chessplayers of all time. — Frank Brady Copy Share Image
I believe every chess player senses beauty, when he succeeds in creating situations, which contradict the expectations and the rules, and he… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
Most of all I like "bad" lines, that is those considered bad, in my opinion unjustly, by theory. The reason for the… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
According to research, test scores improved by 17.3% for students regularly engaged in chess classes, compared with only 4.6% for children participating… — Susan Polgar Copy Share Image
That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
[Professor Bragg asserts that] In sodium chloride there appear to be no molecules represented by NaCl. The equality in number of sodium… — Henry Edward Armstrong Copy Share Image
Expect change. Analyze the landscape. Take the opportunities. Stop being the chess piece; become the player. It's your move. — Tony Robbins Copy Share Image
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 Copy Share Image