“Is God the Grand Chess Master? Is life a game of strategy that I should wonder what His next move will be?… — RJ Blizzard Copy Share Image
“The chemists who uphold dualism are far from being agreed among themselves; nevertheless, all of them in maintaining their opinion, rely upon… — Auguste Laurent Copy Share Image
As Rousseau could not compose without his cat beside him, so I cannot play chess without my king's bishop. In its absense… — Siegbert Tarrasch 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
Whenever Black succeeds in assuming the initiative in maintaining it to a successful conclusion, the sporting spirit of the chess lover feels… — Savielly Tartakower 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
When I today ask myself whence I got the moral courage, for it takes moral courage to make a move (or form… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Obviously, the person who had most influence on my career was Ken Thompson. Unix was basically his, likewise C's predecessor, likewise much… — Dennis Ritchie Copy Share Image
I had severed relations with the Romanian exiles who had become politically conservative and even extremely right wing; I was giving chess… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
Chess, which exists predominantly in two dimensions, is one of the world's most difficult games. Three-dimensional chess is an invitation to insanity.… — Robert Grudin Copy Share Image
Chess strategy as such today is still in its diapers, despite Tarrasch's statement 'We live today in a beautiful time of progress… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
“The secret to the game is that beginners—actually, intermediate players, too, and sometimes masters—they tend to look at just the one side.… — Marcus Sakey Copy Share Image
Truth derives its strength not so much from itself as from the brilliant contrast it makes with what is only apparently true.… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
In an age when schools are facing significant budgetary restraints, there is a greater need than ever to make chess available to… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I don't think I have a favorite chess move, other than checkmate, because each move is part of a combination of other… — GZA Copy Share Image
“Grandmaster games are said to begin with novelty, which is the first move of the game that exits the book. It could… — Brian Christian Copy Share Image
If a chess statistician were to try and satisfy his curiousity over which stage of the game proved decisive in the majority… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
Errors have nothing to do with luck; they are caused by time pressure, discomfort or unfamiliarilty with a position, distractions, feelings of… — Pal Benko Copy Share Image
Fortunately I've got a weak character, so I never did decide to dedicate myself to only one of my professions. And I'm… — Mark Taimanov Copy Share Image
If we are to elevate the game of chess to a popular sport, grandmasters must become gladiators, otherwise the game will languish… — Michael Basman Copy Share Image
The wisdom of the chess player is displayed more in winning over a capable opponent than a novice. The wisdom of the… — Jerry Bridges Copy Share Image
Look at the catastrophic record Vishy Anand has against Garry Kasparov. Kasparov managed to beat him almost everywhere they played, even though… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
If critics and competitors can't match your results, they will often denigrate the way you achieve them. Fast, intuitive types are called… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Though most people love to look at the games of the great attacking masters, some of the most successful players in history… — Yasser Seirawan Copy Share Image
Chess is a unique battlefield for human minds and computers - human intuition, our creativity, fantasy, our logic, versus the brute force… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm,… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
I had thrown my body in for art... I had thrown myself into this game for art. You know, I was not… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
In chess you try to do your best, but there are instances where you make mistakes or you try and take risks… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
I love the competitive aspect of it [business]. It's like playing chess. Why do people play chess? Knowing the realm of moves?… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
The huge egos of great chess players are legendary. Psychologists have been amazed by their vanity, have studied it, and anecdotes concerning… — Israel Albert Horowitz Copy Share Image
... in itself the title of world champion does not give any significicant advantages, if it is not acknowledged by the entire… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Our stories affect one another whether we know it or not. Sometimes obedience isn't for us at all, but for another. We… — Jen Hatmaker Copy Share Image
When I started out playing chess as a kid I thought I should be world champion. As a kid you have no… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
It's less about the physical training, in the end, than it is about the mental preparation: boxing is a chess game. You… — Jimmy Smits Copy Share Image
I have also heard that GM Oscar Panno said that -whenever you have to make a rook move and both rooks are… — Oscar Panno Copy Share Image
I live in Ireland near the sea, only one mile from where I grew up - that's good, since I've known many… — Maeve Binchy Copy Share Image
Rather an end in horror, than horror without end. He could not condemn principles he might need to invoke and apply later.… — A. J. P. Taylor Copy Share Image
I do not play chess – I fight at chess. Therefore, I willingly combine the tactical with the strategic, the fantastic with… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
If in a battle, I seize a bit of debatable land with a handful of soldiers, without having done anything to prevent… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
![“I love the competitive aspect of it [business]. It's like playing chess. Why do people play chess? Knowing the realm of moves? Even when you get to be a chess master, there are other chess masters you want to beat or outperform. And to me business is just a sport that I love to compete in; a…” quote by Mark Cuban](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c27/mark-cuban-889_aspect_i-love-the-competitive-aspect-of-it-busi_2519985.jpg)
![“Our stories affect one another whether we know it or not. Sometimes obedience isn't for us at all, but for another. We don't know how God holds the kingdom in balance or why he moves a chess piece at a crucial time; we might never see the results of his sovereignty [...] I might just be one shade…” quote by Jen Hatmaker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/51c/jen-hatmaker-4184_balance_our-stories-affect-one-another-whether-w_3182996.jpg)
