The process of making pieces in Chess do something useful (whatever it may be) has received a special name: it is called… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon. — Leonid Shamkovich Copy Share Image
In chess you might find a good move. Then you might find a better move. But take your time. Find the best… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Chess is, in essence, a game for children. Computers have exacerbated the trends towards youth because they now have an immensely powerful… — Nigel Short Copy Share Image
“It was her problem, and she'd deal with it. Because dealing with personal problems was so fucking high on her list of… — Stacia Kane Copy Share Image
If the kids get a good grasp of what the main lessons are for chess after two or three years of staying… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
Right now I'm really happy with how things are going with my chess career, so I'm not thinking of doing anything else. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest… — Albert Einstein Copy Share Image
Training in analysis (like any other form of chess training) should be treated very seriously. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
If there were a 1:1 ratio of women and men in the chess world I would agree that all tournaments should be… — Jennifer Shahade Copy Share Image
It is impossible to win gracefully at chess. No man has yet said "Mate!" in a voice which failed to sound to… — A. A. Milne Copy Share Image
Some studies make such a deep impression on you that they stay etched in your memory forever. — Jan Timman Copy Share Image
Via the squares on the chessboard, the Indians explain the movement of time and the age, the higher influences which control the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I love chess, and I didn't invent Fischerandom chess to destroy chess. I invented Fischerandom chess to keep chess going. Because I… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
The old chess is too limited. Imagine playing cards, black jack for example, and every time the dealer has the same starting… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game. — Wilhelm Steinitz Copy Share Image
Politics in Iran is not played like American football. It's played like chess. There are multiple moves. You're jumping ahead. And a… — Gary Sick Copy Share Image
Someone once described being a Housewife to me as being one big chess game, and in many ways, I guess it is… — Teresa Giudice Copy Share Image
Alekhine evidently possesses the most remarkable chess memory that has ever existed. It is said that he remembers by heart all the… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
To take charge of destiny means to play a very convoluted chess game on multiple levels of consciousness and existence. — Frederick Lenz Copy Share Image
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn. — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
