My idea is to make moves to bring chess back to the world's map, to make it part of the world's geography… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
All lines of play which lead to the imprisonment of the bishop are on principle to be condemned. — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
I feel like I'm playing chess underwater. The pieces keep floating away. I don't know where things are. I can't figure out… — Jerry Spinelli Copy Share Image
Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
There is no better place for learning to work independently and to extend your horizon than in higher school. — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
Kortchnoi's heritage is many-faceted - over the decades he has several times corrected and changed his style. But the main thing has… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
A character, to be acceptable as more than a chess piece, has to be ignorant of the future, unsure about the past,… — Anthony Burgess 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
White lost because he failed to remember the right continuation and had to think up the moves himself — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
Pawns: they are the soul of this game, they alone form the attack and defense — Francois-Andre Danican Philidor Copy Share Image
A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a matter of intelligence, but intelligence without audaciousness is not enough. — Garry Kasparov 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
It was not until I got my first job, at the University of Washington in Seattle, and began playing chess with Don… — Douglass North Copy Share Image
When I was in grade school I was into chess club, Latin club, D&D, computer camp - everything that made vaginas go… — Chris Hardwick Copy Share Image
I have never in my life played the French Defence, which is the dullest of all openings — Wilhelm Steinitz Copy Share Image
“When God plays chess, you will notice that he never has to move a single piece...in order to win.” — Lionel Suggs Copy Share Image
My father would never let me win at chess, so when I did beat him he was really, really proud. I was… — Rachel Reeves Copy Share Image
The preparation for active rook play entails what is called the opening of lines, which largely depends on pawn play, especially on… — Hans Kmoch Copy Share Image
Any experienced player knows how a change in the character of the play influences your psychological mood. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
