“The yellow-tied patzer had come for beauty, but Ljubo had come for truth. In chess, that means finding not just a good… — Charles Krauthammer Copy Share Image
The development of beauty in chess never depends on you alone. No matter how much imagination and creativity you invest, you still… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
Although the Knight is generally considered to be on a par with the Bishop in strength, the latter piece is somehat stronger… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
The night of QB3 is under obligation, the moment the enemy gives him the chance, of undertaking an invasion of the center… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Haste is never more dangerous than when you feel that victory is in your grasp. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky 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
Sometimes it happens that the computer's assessment is very abstract. It's correct, but it's not useful for a practical game. You have… — Vassily Ivanchuk Copy Share Image
I'm a chess piece. A pawn,' she said. 'I can be sacrificed, but I cannot be captured. To be captured would be… — Paolo Bacigalupi Copy Share Image
That which Steinitz gave to the theoretical aspect of the game when he was at his best is very remote to all… — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“Over the years, they had destroyed all of him, removing hands, arms, and legs and leaving him with substitutes as delicate and… — Ray Bradbury Copy Share Image
My job is to play chess, the game that I love. I achieve what I can in chess. That is what I… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
If you talk to some of the older players, they definitely say they see beauty in certain games. In my case, there… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Chess is neither a science nor an art. It is what human nature most delights in--a fight. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I believe that, not only in chess, but in life in general, people place too much stock in ratings – they pay… — Boris Gelfand Copy Share Image
When Alekhine recognizes the weakness in his position he has a tendency to become very aggressive. Patient defence is not for him… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Muscular dystrophy ... was never seen until Duchenne described it in the 1850s. By 1860, after his original description, many hundreds of… — Oliver Sacks Copy Share Image
At one point I had a very complicated plan to use the game of chess as a generating structure for writing. I… — Dumitru Tepeneag Copy Share Image
A powerful studio boss doesn't want to be bested by a woman, even in chess. And a successful agent steps on a… — Sue Mengers Copy Share Image
