Chess Quote by Aleatha Romig

“It was like playing checkers, only to learn that your opponent was playing chess all along.”

— Barry Lyga

“Like they say, the game is chess, it damn sure ain't checkers. Every move I make is so that I can conquer and destroy.”

— Wahida Clark

“It was like trying to make a move at chess when you were already mated.”

— George Orwell

“...why did you stick with me?” “That’s easy, Alice,” he said. His amber eyes melted into hers. “It’s the first rule of chess: always…

— J.M. Sullivan

“...when they are gone, it will be use staring across a chessboard at each other. And when I best you, I will make sure…

— Holly Black

“When she moves a chess piece on the board, it isn’t so she can win; it’s to move the game forward. She’s just keeping…

— Danielle Stewart

“Eve cupped her ear at Claire. "I'm sorry, was that an apology? Because it didn't sound like one." "Don't push it." "I'm not, but…

— Rachel Caine

“Alienor glanced across at the girls who were still oblivious of their fate as they sat over their game of chess. They had been…

— Elizabeth Chadwick

“Never despise a pawn. If it succeeds in crossing the board safely, it becomes a queen - the most powerful piece in the game.”

— Ellen Renner

“The world is one unending chess match, my dear, and I am the one playing it how I please. I poke and prod to…

— J.S. Bailey

“There was a moment of hesitation in which Joe looked into her eyes, and she looked back without flinching. Many a time, he had…

— Tracy Winegar

“They sometimes forgot what happened if you let a pawn get all the way up the board.”

— Terry Pratchett