Chess Quotes

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Up to this point White has been following well-known analysis. But now he makes a fatal error: he begins to use his own head — Siegbert Tarrasch
White lost because he failed to remember the right continuation and had to think up the moves himself — Siegbert Tarrasch
There's never before been a Chess player with such a thorough knowledge of the intricacies of the game and such an absolutely indomitable will to… — Lisa Lane
I had a toothache during the first game. In the second game I had a headache. In the third game it was an attack of… — Siegbert Tarrasch
The stomach is an essential part of the Chess master — Bent Larsen
Life is too short for chess. — Lord Byron
The scheme of a game is played on positional lines; the decision of it, as a rule, is effected by combinations. — Richard Reti
Even a poor plan is better than no plan at all. — Mikhail Chigorin
Self-confidence is very important. If you don't think you can win, you will take cowardly decisions in the crucial moments, out of sheer respect for… — Magnus Carlsen
Enormous self-belief, intuition, the ability to take a risk at a critical moment and go in for a very dangerous play with counter-chances for the… — Garry Kasparov
The single most important thing in life is to believe in yourself regardless of what everyone else says. — Hikaru Nakamura
Too many times, people don't try their best. They don't have the keen spirit; the winning spirit. And once you make it you've got to… — Bobby Fischer
Ultimately, what separates a winner from a loser at the grandmaster level is the willingness to do the unthinkable. A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a… — Garry Kasparov
The ability to work hard for days on end without losing focus is a talent. The ability to keep absorbing new information after many hours… — Garry Kasparov
If you are going to make your mark among masters, you have to work far harder and more intensively, or, to put it more exactly,… — Mikhail Botvinnik
This is the essential element that cannot be measured by any analysis or device, and I believe it's at the heart of success in all… — Garry Kasparov
For success I consider three factors are necessary: firstly, an awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses; secondly, an accurate understanding of my opponent's strengths… — Alexander Alekhine
Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the same… — Viktor Korchnoi
It is true that even across the Himalayan barrier India has sent to the west, such gifts as grammar and logic, philosophy and fables, hypnotism… — Will Durant
In this respect, I suppose I'm the total opposite of Garry [Kasparov]. With his very emotive body language at the [chess]board he shows and displays… — Vladimir Kramnik

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