Within these premises, the only thing one can be is an impeccable mediator. One is not the player in this cosmic match… — Carlos Castaneda Copy Share Image
“I’m not into danger, either.” “Aw, Chess. You so into it you ain’t climb out with a rope. Why else you do… — Stacia Kane Copy Share Image
By playing at Chess then, we may learn... First: Foresight. Second: Circumspection. Third: Caution. — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
In poker, you want to play the weaker guys. In chess, it's the opposite. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
When you play Bobby, it is not a question if you win or lose. It is a question if you survive. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
It must be clearly understood that Soviet players do not seek simple systems in the opening, but try to formulate opening systems… — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
To refer to the oft mooted question, "Which piece is stronger, the Bishop or the Knight?" it is clear that the value… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
For me art and chess are closely related, both are forms in which the self finds beauty and expression. — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
She and I just don't see eye to eye together. She's a square. She keeps telling me that I'm too interested in… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
“Deal me in. If they want to play checkers, we’ll play chess. Fuck them.” — Dick Lehr Copy Share Image
Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
I was still too weak to understand his chess ideas at that time but I remember being covered in smoke. — Alexei Shirov Copy Share Image
Tartakower once wrote that after planting a Knight in the center you can go to sleep. This is not to be taken… — Samuel Reshevsky Copy Share Image
I know people who have all the will in the world, but still can't play good Chess — Bobby Fischer 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
Being in the military just lets you know how helpless you are. You could train forever but you're still at the mercy… — Ice T Copy Share Image
The loss of my childhood was the price for becoming the youngest world champion in history. When you have to fight every… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
In a crazy way, writing is a lot like any kind of very complex game - like chess, where you have the… — Adam Ross Copy Share Image
Capablanca's play produced and still produces an irresistable artistic effect. In his games a tendency towards simplicity predominated, and in this simplicity… — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
Here are some of the questions and answers to an examination paper in chess that was given some time ago — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
My father and mother are exceptional pedagogues who can motivate and tell it from all different angles. Later, chess for me became… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
I like to play chess with bald men in the park although it's hard to find 32 of them. — Emo Philips Copy Share Image
