Chess Quotes

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Show me three variations in the leading handbook on the openings, and I will show you two of those three that are defective. — Emanuel Lasker
... Tarrasch's 'dogmas' are not eternal truisms, but merely instructional material presented in an accessible and witty form, those necessary rudiments from which one can… — Garry Kasparov
It must be clearly understood that Soviet players do not seek simple systems in the opening, but try to formulate opening systems in which everything… — Mikhail Botvinnik
Not infrequently ... the theoretical is a synonym of the stereotyped. For the 'theoretical' in chess is nothing more than that which can be found… — Mikhail Chigorin
It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'. — Savielly Tartakower
Lasker thought that his rationalism rendered him immune from the surprises of chess theory. — Savielly Tartakower
The best reason to abolish it, in my opinion, is that everyone should deal with his time in the best way; there is no good… — Jan Timman
Go through detailed variations in your own time, think in a general way about the position in the opponent's time and you will soon find… — Alexander Kotov
The masters and grandmasters can be divided into three groups - the inveterate time trouble merchants, those who sometimes get into trouble, and those for… — Alexander Kotov
If you can play the first ten or fifteen moves in just as many minutes, you can be in a state of bliss for the… — Alexander Kotov
Time trouble is blunder time. — Alexander Kotov
If your opponent is short (on time), play just as you played earlier in the game. If you are short keep calm, I repeat, don't… — Alexander Kotov
Even when the time control has been reached, there is one situation where you want to act as if it has not: when your position… — Edmar Mednis
Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had more… — Edmar Mednis
Kortchnoi's heritage is many-faceted - over the decades he has several times corrected and changed his style. But the main thing has invariably remained his… — Garry Kasparov
Truth derives its strength not so much from itself as from the brilliant contrast it makes with what is only apparently true. This applies especially… — Emanuel Lasker
I was labeled as a tricky player early on and have been regarded as tricky throughout my whole career. It was said that I was… — Judit Polgar
... the woman who grows up with the idea that she is simply to be an amiable animal, to be caressed and coaxed, is invariably… — Charles Dickens
There can be no finer example of the inspiring powers of competition to shatter the status quo than Hungary's Judit Polgar. — Garry Kasparov
Thanks to the Polgars the adjective 'men's' before events and the 'affirmative action' women's titles such as Woman Grandmaster have become anachronisms. — Garry Kasparov

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