Chess Quote by Anonymous

... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be caressed and coaxed, is…

— Charles Dickens

The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate…

— Richard Reti

Chess is a beautiful mistress.

— Bent Larsen

I feel like a pawn in a game of lifesize chess... ._.

— Rachel

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

A Queen's sacrifice, even when fairly obvious, always rejoices the heart of the chess-lover.

— Savielly Tartakower

“She strove for poised composure, despite feeling like a powerless pawn in a despicable game of human chess, played for the amusement of those…

— Collette Cameron

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

“Love you too Chess. You got that aye? Ain't you know it? Love you right, till it hurts. Ain't going nowhere…………”

— Stacia Kane

The game gives us a satisfaction that Life denies us. And for the Chess player, the success which crowns his work, the great dispeller…

— Emanuel Lasker

Chess is a cold bath for the mind

— John Simon

As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine.

— Levon Aronian