Boards Quote by Bobby Fischer

Did I ever tell you you play a very irritating game of chess, Mr. Spock?

— James T Kirk

It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that begins mentally. At the…

— Viswanathan Anand

Part of my preparation for the World Champion match against Kasparov was to be ready for his off-board tactics. I did not to react…

— Vladimir Kramnik

Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the…

— Viktor Korchnoi

I played Chess with him and would have beaten him sometimes only he always took back his last move, and ran the game out…

— Mark Twain

I think of myself as playing against the board, and not against my opponent.

— Daniel Naroditsky

Avoid the crowd. Do your own thinking independently. Be the chess player, not the chess piece.

— Anonymous

I think he knows all my tricks. Or the fact I don't have any tricks - Brendan Shanahan on trying to score against Curtis…

— Ron Tugnutt

Don't just stand back and play the way you're coached. A great player must rise to the occasion and turn the game around on…

— Joe Paterno

Give him something to say. Something super fly, never play. All I hear is disgrace. Erase them all and reclaim my place.

— Korn

So much of the game is mental, and that's one thing that I've always wanted to be good at. That if I miss a…

— Mike Conley Jr

Americans really don't know much about chess. But I think when I beat Spassky, that Americans will take a greater interest in chess. Americans…

— Bobby Fischer