Chess Quotes

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Sometimes at lectures I am asked: how would the champions of the last century play today? I think that, after making a hurried study of… — David Bronstein
By the time a player becomes a Grandmaster, almost all of his training time is dedicated to work on this first phase. The opening is… — Garry Kasparov
If we are to elevate the game of chess to a popular sport, grandmasters must become gladiators, otherwise the game will languish on the periphery,… — Michael Basman
Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat. — William Hartston
Sir, the slowness of genius is hard to bear, but the slowness of mediocrity is insufferable. — Henry Thomas Buckle
Some scientist needs to explain to spectators Einstein's relativity theory. Before his explanation, he says: 'I have to suffer a lot explaining something I don't… — Vassily Ivanchuk
I walked about 55 kilometers and was awake for 25 hours. Now I have to think about setting a sleeping record. — Unknown Author
Barcza is the most versatile player in the opening. He sometimes plays P-KKt3 on the first, sometimes on the second, sometimes on the third, and… — Harry Golombek
A chess player never has a heart attack in a good position. — Bent Larsen
My opponent is Short and the match will be short. — Garry Kasparov
A male scorpion is stabbed to death after mating. In chess, the powerful queen often does the same to the king without giving him the… — Gregor Piatigorsky
My opponent left a glass of whisky 'en prise' and I took it 'en passant'. — Unknown Author
Excellent! I will still be in time for the ballet! — Jose Raul Capablanca
I played like a child. — Magnus Carlsen
Nowadays tournaments are for nurseries. Look at those kiddies. — Miguel Najdorf
It will be cheering to know that many people are skillful chessplayers, though in many instances their brains, in a general way, compare unfavorably with… — Unknown Author
If one would cancel all traffic rules and switch off all traffic lights, watching city traffic on TV would be also awfully interesting! — Oleg Romanishin
Campo, as everyone in chess recognized, had a 2600 rating as a politician. — Raymond Keene
Now I have the pawn and the compensation. — Unknown Author
Shall we ever live to see the following wise prohibition - the audience is forbidden to smoke and the masters are forbidden to 'smoke out'… — Savielly Tartakower

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