Chess Quotes

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The wisdom of the chess player is displayed more in winning over a capable opponent than a novice. The wisdom of the general is displayed… — Jerry Bridges
What is chess, do you think? Those who play for fun or not at all dismiss it as a game. The ones who devote their… — Ben Kingsley
If you do your "homework" well you can be sure you'll feel more relaxed. Make sure you have a walk or rest before the game… — Judit Polgar
With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art. — Garry Kasparov
Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development. — Alexey Suetin
There is no doubt that the reason for my awful oversight was over-confidence that sapped my sense of danger. So that is where to look… — Alexander Kotov
I lost the match. I blame only myself for this. There were many opportunities to win. But I missed them, no one else. — Anatoly Karpov
If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything is lost. You… — David Bronstein
The number of 'unneccessary' errors that have been committed on move 41 are legion. — Edmar Mednis
My love of dynamic complications often led me to avoid simplicity when perhaps it was the wisest choice. — Garry Kasparov
Haste is never more dangerous than when you feel that victory is in your grasp. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
To find the best moves great Masters, with years of experience, engage in laborious research, and the moves thus found are blindly repeated by amateurs… — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
Haste, the great enemy. — Eugene Znosko-Borovsky
The technical phase can be boring because there is little opportunity for creavivity, for art. Boredom leads to complacency and mistakes. — Garry Kasparov
Attackers may sometimes regret bad moves, but it is much worse to forever regret an opportunity you allowed to pass you by. — Garry Kasparov
When chess masters err, ordinary wood pushers tend to derive a measure of satisfaction, if not actual glee. — Israel Albert Horowitz
Of course, errors are not good for a chess game, but errors are unavoidable and in any case, a game without ant errors, or as… — Mikhail Tal
Errors have nothing to do with luck; they are caused by time pressure, discomfort or unfamiliarilty with a position, distractions, feelings of intimidation, nervous tension,… — Pal Benko
Typically, in the last round of open tournaments the level of play is markedly lower, the number of blunders higher. — Pal Benko

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