Chess Quotes

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If there were a 1:1 ratio of women and men in the chess world I would agree that all tournaments should be integrated. But a… — Jennifer Shahade
I could give any woman in the world a piece and a move; to Gaprindashvili even, a knight. — Bobby Fischer
Fischer is Fischer, but a knight is a knight! — Mikhail Tal
I have always felt that Judit was a relatively slow starter, though she is extremely motivated, diligent, hard-working, and disciplined towards her goals in chess… — Susan Polgar
It's very important not to put pressure on a child. Make sure that she/he feels that whatever happens it's not the end of the world.… — Judit Polgar
I address these hopes to all young players. It seems to me that they often begin too early the strict life of a professional, without… — Sergei Shipov
When you're good at something, you should continue to do it. Too many players have stopped at a relatively young age ... — Jan Timman
I don't know if people know this but I am pretty good at chess. I was always on the chess team at school when I… — Justin Bieber
Ridicule can do much, for instance embitter the existence of young talents. — Aron Nimzowitsch
It is a delight to watch a young and gifted chess player. To him have come no sinister experiences; to him continual carping care is… — Richard Reti
Young players calculate everything, a requirement of their relative inexperience. — Samuel Reshevsky
When I speak of the beauty of a game of chess, then naturally this is subjective. Beauty can be found in a very technical, mathematical… — Vladimir Kramnik
Here are some of the questions and answers to an examination paper in chess that was given some time ago — Siegbert Tarrasch
Chess cannot be taught. Chess can only be learned. — Mikhail Botvinnik
All I ever want to do is just play chess. — Bobby Fischer
If the media didn't know I played chess, there'd be no angle on me at all. — Lennox Lewis
Chess is one thing, but if we get to the point computers can best humans in the arts-those splendid, millennia-old expressions of the heart and… — Jonny Lee Miller
Because of the level of my chess game, I was able - even against a weak opponent, such as my younger brothers or the dog… — Dave Barry
Seem to be telling this, but really telling that. Three-dimensional writing, like three-dimensional chess. Nabokov was the other master of that. You could learn something… — Donald E. Westlake
Pitches are like pages of a book; they're so important. The chess game; how I set you up early, and how I'll do it differently… — Al Leiter

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