Beast Quote by Alexander Alekhine

During a Chess competition a Chessmaster should be a combination of a beast of prey and a monk

— Alexander Alekhine

The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in…

— Richard Reti

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

A chess tournament disguised as a circus.

— John Connally

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

— Stanley Ellin

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

— Vasily Smyslov

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

Like MCs, each chess player has his own style: how he likes to open, when he likes to attack. Just like we face off…

— Gza

It is a delight to watch a young and gifted chess player. To him have come no sinister experiences; to him continual carping care…

— Richard Reti

Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess.

— Siegbert Tarrasch

You will need to be as cunning, clever, and ruthless as a con man and a chess master combined to get out of a…

— Senoraroy