Chess Quotes

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An hour's history of two minds is well told in a game of chess. — Jose Raul Capablanca
Chess is something more than a game. It is an intellectual diversion which has certain artistic qualities and many scientific elements. — Jose Raul Capablanca
During the course of many years I have observed that a great number of doctors, lawyers, and important businessmen make a habit of visiting a… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Sultan Khan had become champion of India at Indian chess and he learned the rules of our form of chess at a later date. The… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Ninety percent of the book variations have no great value, because either they contain mistakes or they are based on fallacious assumptions; just forget about… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Although the Knight is generally considered to be on a par with the Bishop in strength, the latter piece is somehat stronger in the majority… — Jose Raul Capablanca
The great World Champions Morphy, Steinitz, and Lasker were past masters in the art of Pawn play; they had no superiors in their handling of… — Jose Raul Capablanca
To my way of thinking, Troitzky has no peer among endgame compsers; no one else has composed so many and such varied endings of the… — Jose Raul Capablanca
No other great master has been so misunderstood by the vast majority of chess amateurs and even by many masters, as has Emanuel Lasker. — Jose Raul Capablanca
People who want to improve should take their defeats as lessons, and endeavor to learn what to avoid in the future. You must also have… — Jose Raul Capablanca
Capablanca did not apply himself to opening theory (in which he never therefore achieved much), but delved deeply into the study of end-games and other… — Max Euwe
Never before and never since have I seen - and I cannot even imagine, such an amazing rapidity of chess thinking that Capablanca possessed in… — Alexander Alekhine
Capablanca was snatched too early from the chess world. With his death we have lost a great chess genius, the like of whom we will… — Alexander Alekhine
I did not believe I was superior to him. Perhaps the chief reason for his defeat was the overestimation of his own powers arising out… — Alexander Alekhine
Capablanca used to talk calmly and moderately about everything. However, when our conversation turned to the problems of the battle for the world championship, in… — Alexander Koblencs
I can remember a case where Capablanca worked out an impressive combination, but then chose to make a simple move in answer to which his… — Alexander Kotov
The ideal in chess can only be a collective image, but in my opinion it is Capablanca who most closely approaches this ... — Anatoly Karpov
When I used to go to the Manhattan Chess Club back in the fifties, I met a lot of old-timers there who knew Capablanca, because… — Bobby Fischer
But the thing that was great about Capablanca was that he really spoke his mind, he said what he believed was true, he said what… — Bobby Fischer
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker

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