Chess Quotes

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For me, chess is not a profession, it is a way of life, a passion. People may feel that I have conquered the peak and… — Viswanathan Anand
Chess is like body-building. If you train every day, you stay in top shape. It is the same with your brain - chess is a… — Vladimir Kramnik
Chess is only a recreation and not an occupation. — Vladimir Lenin
I believe that Chess possesses a magic that is also a help in advanced age. A rheumatic knee is forgotten during a game of chess… — Vlastimil Hort
Ultimately chess is just chess - not the best thing in the world and not the worst thing in the world, but there is nothing… — W.C. Fields
Chess is so inspiring that I do not believe a good player is capable of haviong an evil thought during the game. — Wilhelm Steinitz
Intellectual activity is perhaps the greatest pleasure of life; chess is one of the forms of intellectual activity. — Siegbert Tarrasch
Chess is the art of analysis. — Mikhail Botvinnik
The battle for the ultimate truth will never be won. And that's why chess is so fascinating. — Hans Kmoch
Photography is a system of visual editing. At bottom, it is a matter of surrounding with a frame a portion of one's cone of vision,… — John Szarkowski
Nothing excites jaded Grandmasters more than a theoretical novelty — Dominic Lawson
We cannot resist the fascination of sacrifice, since a passion for sacrifices is part of a Chessplayer's nature — Rudolf Spielmann
A win by an unsound combination, however showy, fills me with artistic horror — Wilhelm Steinitz
Strategy requires thought, tactics require observation — Max Euwe
I don't believe in psychology. I believe in good moves — Bobby Fischer
Even the laziest King flees wildly in the face of a double check! — Aron Nimzowitsch
Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics praise them. It is… — Reuben Fine
I give 98 percent of my mental energy to Chess Others give only 2 percent — Bobby Fischer
Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists — Mikhail Botvinnik
Only the player with the initiative has the right to attack — Wilhelm Steinitz

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