Chess Quotes

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The process of making pieces in Chess do something useful (whatever it may be) has received a special name: it is called the attack. The… — Emanuel Lasker
To find the right plan is just as hard as looking for its sound justification. — Emanuel Lasker
If once a man delays castling and his king remains in the center, files will open up against him, bishops sweep the board, rooks will… — Irving Chernev
Play the move that forces the win in the simplest way. Leave the brilliancies to Alekhine, Keres and Tal. — Irving Chernev
The proper timing of an attacking plan is a difficult matter which places great strain on a player's nerves. Mastery of this art is required… — Leonid Shamkovich
As long as my opponent has not yet castled, on each move I seek a pretext for an offensive. Even when I realize that the… — Mikhail Tal
When you defend, try not to worry or become upset. Keep your cool and trust your position - it's all you've got. — Pal Benko
An innovation need not be especially ingenious, but it must be well worked out. — Paul Keres
In the opening a master should play like a book, in the mid-game he should play like a magician, in the ending he should play… — Rudolf Spielmann
A plan is made for a few moves only, not for the whole game. — Reuben Fine
The first essential for an attack is the will to attack. — Savielly Tartakower
The task of the positional player is systematically to accumulate slight advantages and try to convert temporary advantages into permanent ones, otherwise the player with… — Wilhelm Steinitz
Just as it is wrong to work on chess by studying only the first 10-15 moves, so it is wrong to play one and the… — Efim Geller
The choice of opening, whether to aim for quiet or risky play, depends not only on the style of a player, but also on the… — Efim Geller
Chess strategy as such today is still in its diapers, despite Tarrasch's statement 'We live today in a beautiful time of progress in all fields'.… — Aron Nimzowitsch
American democracy is a chess-game in which pawns imagine themselves to be free individuals with wills of their own: that delusion is one of the… — Kenny Smith
The chess master says nothing, other than moving the silient chess piece. — Unknown Author
We are as pieces of chess engaged in victory and defeat!... — Unknown Author
When I start to play a game I try to forget about previous games and try to concentrate on this game. This game is now… — Vassily Ivanchuk
I think it's very natural to get nervous. I've usually got concerns about a specific thing in the opening which might worry me. I have… — Judit Polgar

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