When I asked Fischer why he had not played a certain move in our game, he replied: 'Well, you laughed when I… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
To play for a draw (at any rate with White) is to some degree a crime against chess. — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
The 10,000-hours rule says that if you look at any kind of cognitively complex field, from playing chess to being a neurosurgeon,… — Malcolm Gladwell 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
Chess is so interesting in itself, as not to need the view of gain to induce engaging in it; and thence it… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
One doesn't have to play well, it's enough to play better than your opponent — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but… — Judit Polgar Copy Share Image
What is the object of playing a gambit opening?... To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of… — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
When I started out playing chess as a kid I thought I should be world champion. As a kid you have no… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
Riding a bike works your legs but not your brain. Playing chess works your mind but not your body. Climbing brings it… — Pat Ament Copy Share Image
Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed… — Anatoly Karpov 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 won't play with you anymore. You have insulted my friend -when an opponent cursed himself for a blunder — Miguel Najdorf Copy Share Image
Any experienced player knows how a change in the character of the play influences your psychological mood. — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
By playing at Chess then, we may learn: First: Foresight... Second: Circumspection... Third: Caution...And lastly, we learn by Chess the habit of… — Benjamin Franklin Copy Share Image
I started playing chess when I was five years old. I learned the moves from my mother, then worked with my father… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
I love the competitive aspect of it [business]. It's like playing chess. Why do people play chess? Knowing the realm of moves?… — Mark Cuban Copy Share Image
The passion for playing chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world. It slaps the theory of natural selection in… — H. G. Wells Copy Share Image
When you don't know what to play, wait for an idea to come into your opponent's mind. You may be sure that… — Siegbert Tarrasch Copy Share Image
When you are lonely, when you feel yourself an alien in the world, play Chess. This will raise your spirits and be… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
Logic is good for playing chess but is often too slow for the needs of survival. — Frank Herbert 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
You know, also I, you know, I was on those birth control pills and my breasts were like, they hurt... and, you… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
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