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
I'm used to litigating against incredibly competent, high-quality lawyers that are very good chess players. — Michael Avenatti Copy Share Image
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort 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
The Olympic Charter says winter sports must be played on snow or ice, so the Chess Federation says they'll play with ice… — Peter Sagal Copy Share Image
Skill at helping people grow spiritually, like skill at playing chess, depends on understanding and valuing differences. — John Ortberg Copy Share Image
In a rook and pawn ending, the rook must be used aggressively. It must either attack enemy pawns, or give active support… — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
The biggest problem I see among people who want to excel in chess – and in business and in life in general… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I was labeled as a tricky player early on and have been regarded as tricky throughout my whole career. It was said… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
In chess, you have to bring all the pieces into the game. It is about development. In writing, you have to develop… — Gza Copy Share Image
You know, comrade Pachman, I don't enjoy being a Minister, I would rather play chess like you, or make a revolution in… — Che Guevara Copy Share Image
In chess, everyone's accepted. That's what's great about it. You can be a little bit different. You can be an oddball. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Most chess books only sell a few thousand copies, and a book titled something like "Women in Chess" would sell even fewer.… — Jennifer Shahade Copy Share Image
By the time a player becomes a Grandmaster, almost all of his training time is dedicated to work on this first phase.… — Garry Kasparov 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
It's a very special generation, because during our careers the computer entered chess. So we know how to play without computers, which… — Vassily Ivanchuk Copy Share Image
When I start to play a game I try to forget about previous games and try to concentrate on this game. This… — Vassily Ivanchuk Copy Share Image
Artificial intelligence is based on the assumption that the mind can be described as some kind of formal system manipulating symbols that… — George Johnson Copy Share Image
