Chess Quote by Anish Giri

Being a professional chess player is not very family-friendly and I am away quite often playing tournaments, sometimes for 12 days at a time.…

— Judit Polgar

I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess for many…

— Dumitru Tepeneag

... far more people make a living as professional chess players today than ever before. Thanks partly to the availability of computer programs and…

— Kenneth Rogoff

Professional players work almost every day, for hours on end, and the emphasis is on the word 'work.' It can be with a partner…

— Viswanathan Anand

As a chess player I learn to adapt to new situations and always try to make the best move without looking back or asking…

— Anish Giri

“But a man is a frivolous and incongruous creature, and perhaps, like a chess player, loves the process of the game, not the end…

— Fydor Dostoyevsky

My father, a fine chess player himself, has been a massive influence throughout my life.

— Magnus Carlsen

The best chess-player in Christendom may be little more than the best player of chess; but proficiency in whist implies capacity for success in…

— Edgar Allan Poe

Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Analysis is a glittering opportunity for training: it is just here that capacity for work, perseverence and stamina are cultivated, and these qualities are,…

— Lev Polugaevsky

I spend around one hour per day on physical exercise. Exercise is a must for every chess player. As the proverb says, 'A sound…

— Humpy Koneru

Spending most of my time on chess there is not much else I can be much good at but I enjoy spending time with…

— Anish Giri