Relationships are a battle. They are a chess game. And what did I do? I just threw all my chess pieces down… — Sophie Kinsella Copy Share Image
Imagination does not breed insanity. Exactly what does breed insanity is reason. Poets do not go mad, but chess players do. — Gilbert K. Chesterton Copy Share Image
I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a… — Vlastimil Hort 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
Repeating moves in an ending can be very useful. Apart from the obvious gain of time on the clock one notices that… — Sergey Belavenets Copy Share Image
I think it's very natural to get nervous. I've usually got concerns about a specific thing in the opening which might worry… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I don't consider myself a particularly young chess player. I have been playing in the best tournaments in the world since I… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
In 1996, the players at the VSB tournament in Amsterdam sent me a card for my wedding with this dedication, 'Anand congrats… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
The 10,000-hours rule says that if you look at any kind of cognitively complex field, from playing chess to being a neurosurgeon,… — Malcolm Gladwell Copy Share Image
It cannot be too greatly emphasized that the most important role in pawn endings is played by the king. — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
The Indians and Chinese have become brilliant chess professionals. They get on a plane and play all over the world. This has… — Kenneth Rogoff Copy Share Image
Much time and money has gone into computer chess programs, and so far, no one's figured out how to crack the game,… — Wells Tower Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless… — Adolf Anderssen Copy Share Image
Here is a definition which correctly reflects the course of thought and action of a grandmaster: - The plan in a game… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain -… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
Playing chess can make you a better poker player because it forces you to think several moves ahead. That kind of intense… — Daniel Negreanu Copy Share Image
The game of baseball between pitcher and hitter sets up like a game of chess in that you have to anticipate several… — Brad Lidge Copy Share Image
I think that the actors that I work with feel safer with me. Because they know I understand what they go through… — Adrienne Shelly Copy Share Image
“If I am a pawn in someone else's chess game, you better believe I am going to demand an explanation before being… — Thomm Quackenbush Copy Share Image
