Chess Quotes

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When I analyse a position, I have a sparring partner who understands chess amazingly well. In a way I feel sorry for him, because of… — Boris Gelfand
I learnt an enormous amount, but there came a point where I found there was too much stress. It was no fun any more. Outside… — Magnus Carlsen
Furman astounded me with his chess depth, a depth which he revealed easily and naturally, as if all he were doing was establishing well-known truths. — Anatoly Karpov
Unless a player has an 'understanding chess' rating of at least 2400, the amount of significant knowledge that he can impart on others is limited. — Edmar Mednis
I feel that it is no less interesting to be a trainer than to play oneself. I even take greater delight in the tournament successes… — Mark Dvoretsky
My studies with Botvinnik brought me immense benefit, particularly the homework assignments which forced me to refer to chess books and to work independently. — Anatoly Karpov
The pupil wants not so much to learn, as to learn how to learn. — Unknown Author
After a great deal of discussion in Soviet literature about the correct definition of a combination, it was decided that from the point of view… — Alexander Kotov
Once there is the slightest suggestion of combinational possibilities on the board, look for unusual moves. Apart from making your play creative and interesting it… — Alexander Kotov
By positional play a master tries to prove and exploit true values, whereas by combinations he seeks to refute false values ... A combination produces… — Emanuel Lasker
The range of circumstances in which it is possible to presuppose the presence of a combination is very limited. The presence of such circumstances is… — Emanuel Lasker
In my games I have sometimes found a combination intuitively simply feeling that it must be there. Yet I was not able to translate my… — Mikhail Tal
According to such great attacking players as Bronstein and Tal, most combinations are inspired by the player's memories of earlier games. — Pal Benko
It is a profound mistake to imagine mistake to imagine that the art of combination depends only on natural talent, and that it cannot be… — Richard Reti
The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate pieces… — Richard Reti
... a lively imagination can exercise itself most fully and creatively in conjuring up magnificent combinations. — Siegbert Tarrasch
Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays a big part… — Mark Taimanov
I haven't played a chess match for several decades. At one point I lost most of my chess games. Then I realized many of my… — Unknown Author
You don't have to be really good anymore to get good results. What's happening with Chess is that it's gradually losing its place as the… — Unknown Author
In chess, as in life, opportunity strikes but once. — David Bronstein

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