A sensation, hidden in the depths of my emotional memory, was suddenly revived: what if... What if for me The Variation is… — Lev Polugaevsky Copy Share Image
Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into any mental battle. If you don't have enough of it, your concentration will fade.… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and… — Viktor Korchnoi 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
If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg… — Jeremy Silman Copy Share Image
Chess can open up a kid's brain, and develop it in a playful creative way. They can learn playfully about creative, strategic,… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I remember mentioning to friends back in 1938 that the world chess champion would be beaten by a computer in 50 years… — Konrad Zuse Copy Share Image
Chess960 is healthy and good for your chess. If you get into it and not just move the pieces to achieve known… — Levon Aronian Copy Share Image
It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Muscular dystrophy ... was never seen until Duchenne described it in the 1850s. By 1860, after his original description, many hundreds of… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
Until computers and robots make quantum advances, they basically remain adding machines: capable only of doing things in which all the variables… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
The life of a chess master is much more difficult than that of an artist - much more depressing. An artist knows… — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
“Just like anything, don't rush a good thing. Enjoy it. Just like in a game of chess, all of the pieces serve… — Machel Shull Copy Share Image
“And are we not guilty of offensive disparagement in calling chess a game? Is it not also a science and an art,… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
The best tournament that I have ever played in was in 1950. It was great - a waiter came to you during… — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
If you truly have expertise - and expertise can be say a chess master who has really mastered something or an artist… — Sheena Iyengar Copy Share Image
“...why did you stick with me?” “That’s easy, Alice,” he said. His amber eyes melted into hers. “It’s the first rule of… — J.M. Sullivan Copy Share Image
I didn't know so well chess theory, the theory of chess openings. And so, of course I knew the theory, but not… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
You always have to be keeping track, especially in this scenario [ The Hateful Eight], of where everybody is. They're pieces on… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
For the first lesson, I want you to play over every column of Modern Chess Openings, including the footnotes. And for the… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
The tactician knows what to do when there is something to do; whereas the strategian knows what to do when there is… — Gerald Abrahams Copy Share Image
I haven't played a chess match for several decades. At one point I lost most of my chess games. Then I realized… — John Harsanyi Copy Share Image
The key in terms of mental ability is chess. There's never been a woman Grand Master chess player. Once you get one,… — Pat Robertson Copy Share Image
Next to the intellectual stimulation of chess, the educational value is of great importance. Chess teaches logic, imagination, self-discipline, and determination. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
You have, let us say, a promising politician, a rising artist that you wish to destroy. Dagger or bomb are archaic, clumsy… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
Think of golf as chess. You have to think two or three moves ahead every time you hit the ball. Over every… — Gary McCord Copy Share Image
I just think we should look at this as a chess match," he said, "between the world's greatest chess player and Garry… — Lou Gerstner Copy Share Image
When I was preparing for one term's work in the Botvinnik school I had to spend a lot of time on king… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I have a quite feeling of pity for all those who don't know chess; almost like I am sorry for those who… — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
Teach people to play new chess, right away. Why do you offer them a black and white television set, when there is… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Nowadays the dynamic element is more important in chess - players more often sacrifice material to obtain dynamic compensation. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development. — Alexey Suetin Copy Share Image
Nowadays, a 13-year-old would probably know more than Bobby Fischer knew when he retired. They analyse all the moves and prepare themselves… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Ralph... would treat the day's decisions as though he were playing chess. The only trouble was that he would never be a… — William Golding Copy Share Image
In chess, everyone's accepted. That's what's great about it. You can be a little bit different. You can be an oddball. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Despite the documented evidence by chess historian HJR Murray, I've always thought that chess was invented by a goddess — George Koltanowski Copy Share Image
If you are going to make your mark among masters, you have to work far harder and more intensively, or, to put… — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
“Life is short, precious, and should not be wasted. Everyone has a chance at it. We’re equals after all. There are no… — Cristelle Comby Copy Share Image
![“I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies - counter-attack or all men to the defences. I’m good at finding the right balance…” quote by Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/db3/magnus-carlsen-11607_balance_i-can-t-count-the-times-i-have-lagged-se_517000.jpg)
![“You always have to be keeping track, especially in this scenario [ The Hateful Eight], of where everybody is. They're pieces on a chess board.” quote by Quentin Tarantino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/290/quentin-tarantino-1030_boards_you-always-have-to-be-keeping-track-espe_274358.jpg)
