Chess Quotes

1355 Chess quotes by 411 unique authors

Football is like chess, only without the dice. — Unknown Author
Go is to Western chess what philosophy is to double-entry accounting. — Trevanian
You can only win the game when you understand that it is a game. Let a man play chess, and tell him that every pawn… — Mark Lawrence
In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber. — Yuliya Snigir
Chess is the most intimate game in the world. It's like making love. By the time we finish our first slow game, I will know… — Eloisa James
Negotiating with Obama is like playing chess with a pigeon. The pigeon knocks over all the pieces, shits on the board and then struts around… — Vladimir Putin
Realize that the social media success equation isn't big moves on the chess board, it's little moves made every day that eventually add up to… — Jay Baer
I like to play chess with bald men in the park although it's hard to find 32 of them. — Emo Philips
Diabetes is passed that way -- over and down, like a knight in chess. — Maile Meloy
To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player. — David Bronstein
On the whole, the life of a chess professional is not as easy as it appears at first sight. One needs to devote some ten… — Vladimir Kramnik
One thing with Garry, and I think it is due in a large part to his Soviet training, he'll never quite understand that you have… — Hikaru Nakamura
No fantasy, however rich, no technique, however masterly, no penetration into the psychology of the opponent, however deep, can make a chess game a work… — Vasily Smyslov
Chess is and will always be a game of chance. — Jan Hein Donner
Two monks sit facing, playing chess on the mountain, The bamboo shadow on the board is dark and clear. Not a person sees the bamboo's… — Bai Juyi
The wisdom of the chess player is displayed more in winning over a capable opponent than a novice. The wisdom of the general is displayed… — Jerry Bridges
What is chess, do you think? Those who play for fun or not at all dismiss it as a game. The ones who devote their… — Ben Kingsley
If you do your "homework" well you can be sure you'll feel more relaxed. Make sure you have a walk or rest before the game… — Judit Polgar
With this mistake I deprived myself of the possibility to make a contribution to the treasury of chess art. — Garry Kasparov
Apart from direct mistakes, there is nothing more ruinous than routine play, the aim of which is mechanical development. — Alexey Suetin
There is no doubt that the reason for my awful oversight was over-confidence that sapped my sense of danger. So that is where to look… — Alexander Kotov
I lost the match. I blame only myself for this. There were many opportunities to win. But I missed them, no one else. — Anatoly Karpov
If you have made a mistake or committed an inaccuracy there is no need to become annoyed and to think that everything is lost. You… — David Bronstein
The number of 'unneccessary' errors that have been committed on move 41 are legion. — Edmar Mednis
My love of dynamic complications often led me to avoid simplicity when perhaps it was the wisest choice. — Garry Kasparov

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