Some scientist needs to explain to spectators Einstein's relativity theory. Before his explanation, he says: 'I have to suffer a lot explaining… — Vassily Ivanchuk Copy Share Image
It feels a little silly to annotate a game in which I didn't make a single move on my own, just following… — Jan Gustafsson Copy Share Image
“In history and in evolution, progress is always a futile, Sisyphean struggle to stay in the same relative place by getting ever… — Matt Ridley Copy Share Image
I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
“The increase of knowledge has forced the thinker to specialise, with the result that there is nobody capable to deal with civilisation… — Aleister Crowley Copy Share Image
She felt like a chess player who, by the clever handling of his pieces, sees the game taking the course intended. Her… — Kate Chopin Copy Share Image
I suspect millions of people from my generation probably have comparable stories to tell: if not of sports simulations then of Dungeons… — Steven Johnson Copy Share Image
When Grand Masters play, they see the logic of their opponent's moves. One's moves may be so powerful that the other may… — Mark Taimanov Copy Share Image
I think a gentleman is someone who holds the comfort of other people above their own. The instinct to do that is… — Anna Kendrick Copy Share Image
One thing with Garry, and I think it is due in a large part to his Soviet training, he'll never quite understand… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
I think it's very natural to get nervous. I've usually got concerns about a specific thing in the opening which might worry… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Chess is similar to boxing. You need to develop a strategy, and you need to think two or three steps ahead about… — Vitali Klitschko Copy Share Image
I don't like to dwell on the past. I'm interested in Fischerandom now, I am working on a new clock, I'm trying… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
He is the so-called father of the modern school of chess; before him, the King was considered a weak piece and players… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
The center of the chessboard is a magnet, which pulls to itself all the pieces. Therefore the most beautiful and amazing moves,… — Ashot Nadanian Copy Share Image
Emotional instability can be one of the factors giving rise to a failure by chess players in important duels. Under the influence… — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which… — Mikhail Chigorin Copy Share Image
“I pull on her tether all the time but it won’t sink in. I have a feeling I’m using too much magic.… — Ashley Jeffery Copy Share Image
I didn't picture myself as even a grandmaster, to say nothing of aspiring to the chess crown. This was not because I… — Anatoly Karpov Copy Share Image
Like Dvoretsky, I think that (all other things being equal), the analytical method of studying chess must give you a colossal advantage… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“I prefer to make my annotations 'hot on the heels', as it were, when the fortunes of battle, the worries, hopes and… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
If your opponent has an exposed king it is frequently worth sacrificing a pawn to be able to bring your rooks into… — Neil McDonald Copy Share Image
Inexperienced players have a fear of this piece, which seems to them enigmatic, mysterious, and astonishing in its power. We must admit… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky Copy Share Image
Miss Vesper Holly has the digestive talents of a goat and the mind of a chess master. She is familiar with half… — Lloyd Alexander Copy Share Image
Capablanca plays very superficially sometimes, in a way that can only be ascribed to lack of concentration. This is an integral weakness… — Max Euwe Copy Share Image
I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I… — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
The life of a chess master is much more difficult than that of an artist - much more depressing. An artist knows… — Marcel Duchamp 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
Until computers and robots make quantum advances, they basically remain adding machines: capable only of doing things in which all the variables… — Michio Kaku Copy Share Image
It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
Ironically, the main task of chess software companies today is to find ways to make the program weaker, not stronger, and to… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
The chess world is obligated to organize a match between the champion of the world and the winner of this Carlsbad tournament… — Aron Nimzowitsch Copy Share Image
Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form of your… — Peter Abelard Copy Share Image
“The chess-board is the world; the pieces are the phenomena of the universe; the rules of the game are what we call… — Thomas Henry Huxley Copy Share Image
The triumph of the analytical movement, which formed in the '30's and '40's, was precisely what earned the Soviet masters the acclaim… — Mikhail Botvinnik Copy Share Image
The best tournament that I have ever played in was in 1950. It was great - a waiter came to you during… — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
The Indians and Chinese have become brilliant chess professionals. They get on a plane and play all over the world. This has… — Kenneth Rogoff Copy Share Image
“Just like anything, don't rush a good thing. Enjoy it. Just like in a game of chess, all of the pieces serve… — Machel Shull Copy Share Image
“And are we not guilty of offensive disparagement in calling chess a game? Is it not also a science and an art,… — Stefan Zweig Copy Share Image
Yeah, I used to dress badly until I was about sixteen. But people just didn't seem to have enough respect for me,… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
![“It feels a little silly to annotate a game in which I didn't make a single move on my own, just following my preparation all the way. [...] A pretty finale. I was obviously hoping for the beauty prize sacrificing both my rooks and all, but OK, Im [sic] afraid requirements are one makes a move of…” quote by Jan Gustafsson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/95e/jan-gustafsson-245866_chess_it-feels-a-little-silly-to-annotate-a-ga_2576908.jpg)
![“I can’t count the times I have lagged seemingly hopelessly far behind, and nobody except myself thinks I can win. But I have pulled myself in from desperate [situations]. When you are behind there are two strategies - counter-attack or all men to the defences. I’m good at finding the right balance…” quote by Magnus Carlsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/db3/magnus-carlsen-11607_balance_i-can-t-count-the-times-i-have-lagged-se_517000.png)
