Chess Quotes

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Chess holds its master in its own bonds, shackling the mind and brain so that the inner freedom of the very strongest must suffer. — Albert Einstein
When a chess player looks at the board, he does not see a static mosaic, a 'still life', but a magnetic field of forces, charged… — Arthur Koestler
In Chess, as it is played by masters, chance is practically eliminated. — Emanuel Lasker
The laws of chess do not permit a free choice: you have to move whether you like it or not. — Emanuel Lasker
Excelling at chess has long been considered a symbol of more general intelligence. That is an incorrect assumption in my view, as pleasant as it… — Garry Kasparov
Chess continues to advance over time, so the players of the future will inevitably surpass me in the quality of their play, assuming the rules… — Garry Kasparov
Those who know the marvels of chess and wonder why this game of all games does not enjoy greater popularity may also ask why Pepsi-Cola… — Gregor Piatigorsky
There is no remorse like a remorse of chess. It is a curse upon man. There is no happiness in chess. — H.G. Wells
The passion for playing chess is one of the most unaccountable in the world. It slaps the theory of natural selection in the face. It… — H.G. Wells
India and China are improving by leaps and bounds and it will be their chess players who will lead the revolution of the XXI century. — Judit Polgar
The only thing Chess players have in common is Chess. — Lodewijk Prins
Chess is a sport. A violent sport. — Marcel Duchamp
Thank you, darling, for learning to play chess. It is an absolute necessity for any well organized family. (in a letter to his wife) — Alexander Pushkin
The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in cafes… — Richard Reti
I have always had a slight feeling of pity for man who has no knowledge of chess. — Siegbert Tarrasch
Many have become chess masters - no one has become the master of chess. — Siegbert Tarrasch
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live with… — Simen Agdestein
Amberley excelled at chess - a mark, Watson, of a scheming mind. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Chess makes man wiser and clear-sighted. — Vladimir Putin
Chess is so interesting in itself, as not to need the view of gain to induce engaging in it; and thence it is never played… — Benjamin Franklin

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