Beast Quote by Alexander Alekhine

During a chess tournament a master must envisage himself as a cross between an ascetic monk and a beast of prey.

— Alexander Alekhine

Chess is a contest between two men which lends itself particularly to the conflicts surrounding aggression.

— Reuben Fine

When I am trying to understand the method of winning in the endgame with two bishops against the knight, chess is a science, when…

— Ashot Nadanian

The way he plays Chess demonstrates a man's whole nature

— Stanley Ellin

The beauty of a game of chess is usually assessed according to the sacrifices it contains.

— Rudolf Spielmann

Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer.

— Albert Einstein

In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.

— Vasily Smyslov

Chess is a sport. The main object in the game of chess remains the achievement of victory.

— Max Euwe

A chess tournament disguised as a circus.

— John Connally

Chess is, above all, a fight.

— Emanuel Lasker

A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in which a knowledge of…

— Emanuel Lasker

The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master

— Bent Larsen