Ability Quote by Boris Spassky

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

The way he plays Chess demonstrates a man's whole nature

— Stanley Ellin

By all means examine the games of the great chess players, but don't swallow them whole. Their games are valuable not for their separate…

— Anatoly Karpov

Analysis, if it is really carried out with a complete concentration of his powers, forms and completes a chess player.

— Lev Polugaevsky

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.

— Christian Morgenstern

The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life.

— Paul Morphy

Chess sharpens the mind, stimulates concentration, improves the memory and promotes visualization.

— Samuel Reshevsky

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

— David Bronstein

Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks…

— Stanley Kubrick

Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively…

— Stanley Kubrick

We perceive after a careful consideration of the evolution of the chess mind that such evolution has gone on, in general, in a way…

— Richard Reti

I think a player constantly improves his understanding of chess with experience.

— Yasser Seirawan