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Chess Quotes by Michael Basman
- Chess will always be in the doldrums as a spectator sport while a draw is given equal mathematical value as a decisive result.
- If we are to elevate the game of chess to a popular sport, grandmasters must become gladiators, otherwise the game will languish on the periphery,…
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- I address these hopes to all young players. It seems to me that they often begin too early the strict life of… — Sergei Shipov
- Chess is the only game in the world, which reflects the status of the husband. the poor king can take only one… — Nikhil Saluja
- My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible. — Dave Barry
- A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess, where people… — Madeleine Albright
- I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. — Alexander Alekhine
- Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
- Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. — Winston Churchill
- In boxing you create a strategy to beat each new opponent, it's just like chess. — Lennox Lewis