Chess Quote by Bent Larsen Download Open image “In my opinion the Open variation is absolutely correct - and more interesting than the Closed.” — Bent Larsen ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.6 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess Interesting Opening Opinion Variation
I sometimes ponder on variation form and it seems to me it ought to be more restrained, purer. — Johannes Brahms Copy Share Image
We all operate in two contrasting modes, which might be called open and closed. The open mode is more relaxed, more receptive, more exploratory,… — John Cleese Copy Share Image
I think the French Open, in many ways, brought out a certain characteristic in me and in my game that was already there. Just… — Michael Chang Copy Share Image
I've always tried to be as open as possible, and I just hope that viewers can appreciate that. — Becca Kufrin Copy Share Image
My aim is to be as open and as incomprehensible as possible. There has to be a perfect balance between open and shut. — Maurizio Cattelan Copy Share Image
The opposite of ‘open’ isn’t closed. The opposite of open is broken. — John Wilbanks Copy Share Image
We were the ones that from the beginning said that 'Wide Open Spaces' was a hit. 'This is a hit, people are going to… — Martie Maguire Copy Share Image
Show me three variations in the leading handbook on the openings, and I will show you two of those three that are defective. — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
A draw may be the beautiful and logical result of fine attacks and parries; and the public ought to appreciate such games, in contrast,… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
For me, chess is at the same time a game, a sport, a science and an art. And perhaps even more than that,. There… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Play the open variation of the Ruy is my advice to all ordinary club players, and I recently even wrote a book about it,… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Most of all I like "bad" lines, that is those considered bad, in my opinion unjustly, by theory. The reason for the last quotation… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Lack of patience is probably the most common reason for losing a game, or drawing games that should have been won. — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Nimzovitch became then for me more or less the author of the only book which could help me get away from these Euwe books,… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Had I not played the Sicilian with Black I could have saved myself the trouble of studying for more than 20 years all the… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
The books say that it is not so serious to lose time in a closed position; I am lucky, since these comments have not… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
Among top grandmasters the Dutch is a rare defense, which is good reason to play it! It has not been studied very deeply by… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
I don't care very much for miniatures. I don't try to beat my opponents quickly because if they are strong, I think I should… — Bent Larsen Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live… — Simen Agdestein Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings,… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of people, but… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to catch up… — Russell Blake Copy Share Image
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image