People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort Copy Share Image
I want to show how rich chess is and what kind of history it has, through culture, literature, and education. — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
When chess masters err, ordinary wood pushers tend to derive a measure of satisfaction, if not actual glee. — Israel Albert Horowitz Copy Share Image
I know that with perfect play, God versus God, Fritz versus Fritz, chess is a draw. — Nigel Short Copy Share Image
I have always had a slight feeling of pity for man who has no knowledge of chess. — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
With chess it was almost this palpable electricity that I felt. You're totally in control of your own fate. There's no luck… — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
But you see when I play a game of Bobby, there is no style. Bobby played perfectly. And perfection has no style. — Miguel Najdorf Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer's current state of mind is indeed a tragedy. One of the worlds greatest Chess players - the pride and sorrow… — Frank Brady Copy Share Image
I started chess around the age of seven. I was inspired by the game, but soon legends like Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Anand… — Anish Giri Copy Share Image
“Like they say, the game is chess, it damn sure ain't checkers. Every move I make is so that I can conquer… — Wahida Clark Copy Share Image
Alekhine is a poet who creates a work of art out of something that would hardly inspire another man to send home… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
Nowadays there is more dynamism in chess, modern players like to take the initiative. Usually they are poor defenders though. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
A lot of these ideas are built under wrong presumptions which officials have that chess players are lazy bastards whose sole idea… — Boris Gelfand Copy Share Image
If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm,… — Alexander Kotov Copy Share Image
Though most people love to look at the games of the great attacking masters, some of the most successful players in history… — Yasser Seirawan Copy Share Image
Chess is a unique battlefield for human minds and computers - human intuition, our creativity, fantasy, our logic, versus the brute force… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
Look at the catastrophic record Vishy Anand has against Garry Kasparov. Kasparov managed to beat him almost everywhere they played, even though… — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
If critics and competitors can't match your results, they will often denigrate the way you achieve them. Fast, intuitive types are called… — Garry Kasparov 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
If we are to elevate the game of chess to a popular sport, grandmasters must become gladiators, otherwise the game will languish… — Michael Basman Copy Share Image
Fortunately I've got a weak character, so I never did decide to dedicate myself to only one of my professions. And I'm… — Mark Taimanov Copy Share Image
You may have the bishop pair but I have the ultimate advantage; I am the better player! — John Adams Copy Share Image
It is rightly said that the most difficult thing in chess is winning a won position — Vladimir Kramnik Copy Share Image
The laws of chess are as beautiful as those governing the universe - and as deadly. — Katherine Neville Copy Share Image
Caissa, the goddess of chess, had punished me for my conservative play, for betraying my nature. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
When Garri Kasparov wrestles with his conscience, he always wins. It's what he's best at. — Dominic Lawson Copy Share Image
One of these modest little moves may be more embarrassing to your opponent than the biggest threat — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
“To many people chess is an extreme sport. It requires a lot of thinking.” — Ljupka Cvetanova Copy Share Image
After white's reply to 1.e4 e5 with 2.f4 the game is in its last throes — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
Daring ideas are like chessmen moved forward; they may be beaten, but they may start a winning game. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Copy Share Image
Life is like playing chess with God. Your moves are called CHOICE and His moves are called CHALLENGES — Anonymous Copy Share Image
That's what Chess is all about. One day you give your opponent a lesson, the next day he gives you one — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
