I remember being with a girlfriend who asked me to look over some chess openings with her. I instantly fell asleep. I… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
To improve at chess you should in the first instance study the endgame. — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
When I was growing up, I was as socially outcast as any nerd could possibly be. I was in the chess club,… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I feel that my chess strengths are still here, .. I believe I can still improve. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Having spent alarmingly large chunks of my life studying the white side of the Open Sicilian, I find myself asking, why did… — Daniel J. King Copy Share Image
Most players ... do not like losing, and consider defeat as something shameful. This is a wrong attitude. Those who wish to… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
Setbacks and losses are both inevitable and essential if you're going to improve and become a good, even great, competitor. The art… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Professional players work almost every day, for hours on end, and the emphasis is on the word 'work.' It can be with… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
A game of chess holds many secrets. Fortunately! That is why we cannot clearly state whether chess is science, art, or a… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Just reading about the various opinions concerning the conduct of the recent championship matches convinces me that the only thing to which… — Arpad Elo Copy Share Image
Mistrust is the most necessary characteristic of the Chess player — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
The draw by stalemate looks like a spot of discontinuity in the otherwise harmonious universe of values. To save a game by… — Mihail Marin Copy Share Image
In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
When men lose against me, they always have a headache ... or things of that kind. I have never beaten a completely… — Susan Polgar Copy Share Image
Once in a Moscow chess club I saw how two first-category players knocked pieces off the board as they were exchanged, so… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
A draw can be obtained not only by repeating moves, but also by one weak move. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
“The paradox of illuminating complexity is that it is inherently difficult to do so without erasing all of the nuance.” — David Shenk Copy Share Image
