The endgame is an arena in which miraculous escapes are not uncommon. — Leonid Shamkovich Copy Share Image
There is luck in chess. My opponent was lucky that he was playing against an idiot. — James M. Loy Copy Share Image
“If God wanted humans to play chess, he would have made us black or white.” — Zenna Henderson Copy Share Image
The present situation in physics is as if we know chess, but we don't know one or two rules. — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
In my opinion the Open variation is absolutely correct - and more interesting than the Closed. — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
It's certainly an honor to have kids who are looking up to me, but at the same time, I'm just trying to… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future. You… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
If your opponent cannot do anything active, then don't rush the position; instead you should let him sit there, suffer, and beg… — Jeremy Silman Copy Share Image
Most of all I like "bad" lines, that is those considered bad, in my opinion unjustly, by theory. The reason for the… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and… — Viktor Korchnoi Copy Share Image
My studies with Botvinnik brought me immense benefit, particularly the homework assignments which forced me to refer to chess books and to… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
A sensation, hidden in the depths of my emotional memory, was suddenly revived: what if... What if for me The Variation is… — Lev Polugaevsky Copy Share Image
Nervous energy is the ammunition we take into any mental battle. If you don't have enough of it, your concentration will fade.… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Like looking down on a lubricious chess set, isn't it? The king moves in tiny steps, with no direction, like a drunkard… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
I love chess, and I didnt invent Fischerandom chess to destroy chess. I invented Fischerandom chess to keep chess going. Because I… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Botvinnik's right! When he says such things, then he's right. Usually, I prefer not to study chess but to play it. For… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
We perceive after a careful consideration of the evolution of the chess mind that such evolution has gone on, in general, in… — Richard Reti Copy Share Image
During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit… — Jose Raul Capablanca Copy Share Image
The best reason to abolish it, in my opinion, is that everyone should deal with his time in the best way; there… — Jan Timman Copy Share Image
Too many times, people don't try their best. They don't have the keen spirit; the winning spirit. And once you make it… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
My kids are in school and in all these clubs - chess club, fashion club, you name it. When my dad came… — Omar Dorsey Copy Share Image
