Chess Quote by Bobby Fischer

Chess may be the deepest, least exhaustible of pastimes, but it is nothing more. As for a chess genius, he is a human being…

— George Steiner

I consider myself to be a genius who happens to play chess.

— Bobby Fischer

Genius is a starry word; but if there ever was a chess player to whom that attribute applied, it was Paul Morphy.

— Andrew Soltis

I guess a certain amount of temperament is expected of Chess geniuses

— Ronald Gross

Chess is the touchstone of intellect.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

The term 'genius' is inapplicable to anyone in this game. A genius is Norman Einstein.

— Joe Theismann

Nobody in football should be called a genius. A genius is a guy like Norman Einstein.

— Joe Theismann

One of the things that first attracted me to chess is that it brings you into contact with intelligent, civilized people - men of…

— Magnus Carlsen

“I myself have always disliked being called a "genius." It is fascinating to notice how quick people have been to intuit this aversion and…

— John Lanchester

[Chess] is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time.

— George Bernard Shaw

I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his…

— Vladimir Kramnik

A form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the greatest one…

— Siegbert Tarrasch