Chess has this in common with making poetry; that the desire for it comes upon the amateur in gusts. — A. A. Milne Copy Share Image
A 10,000m race is like a chess game and you are watching, wondering what's going on and what's going to happen. — Colin Jackson Copy Share Image
Drawing general conclusions about your main weaknesses can provide a great stimulus to further growth. — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
I consider chess an art, and accept all those responsibilities which art places upon its devotees. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
In the middlegame, the king is merely an extra, but in the endgame, he is one of the star actors. — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
“I want to be an aggressive player;One who always find joy in every move.” — Kenneth de Guzman Copy Share Image
In chess, knowledge is a very transient thing. It changes so fast that even a single mouse-slip sometimes changes the evaluation. — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
The knight is renowned for, among other things, its suitability as a blockader ... Because its strength lies in short-range operations it… — Samuel Reshevsky Copy Share Image
The intelligent perusal of fine games cannot fail to make the reader a better player and a better judge of the play… — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
The power of hanging Pawns is based precisely in their Mobility, in their Ability to create acute situations instantly. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
Via the squares on the chessboard, the Indians explain the movement of time and the age, the higher influences which control the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It is well-known that chess and music go well together, and many are those who have achieved unusual proficiency in both. — Savielly Tartakower Copy Share Image
At lunchtime the place is jumping, while at night the dining rooms could have been rented out for chess tournaments. — Bryan Q. Miller Copy Share Image
It was Steinitz who was the first to establish the basic principles of general chess strategy. He was a pioneer and one… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
The truth is that throughout my careers in both chess and the martial arts, I often knew that my rivals were more… — Joshua Waitzkin Copy Share Image
I looked upon a clock to find the truth. The hours were passing like ivory chess figures, striking piano notes, and the… — Anais Nin Copy Share Image
Though I like the various forms of football in the world, I don't think they begin to compare with these two great… — John Fowles 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
“One day, he said that what you had to do in any adversarial situation was to kill the king, as in chess.… — Margaret Atwood Copy Share Image
Crime is interesting. It's huge and fascinating, and it's what my business, TV and film, is largely based on. But the realities… — Peter Capaldi Copy Share Image
You don't have to be really good anymore to get good results. What's happening with Chess is that it's gradually losing its… — Hans Berliner Copy Share Image
