Chess Quotes

1355 Chess quotes by 411 unique authors

As a rule, pawn endings have a forced character, and they can be worked out conclusively. — Mark Dvoretsky
The essential disadvantage of the isolated pawn ... lies not in the pawn itself, but in the square in front of the pawn. — Richard Reti
White has no positional equivalent for the centralized pawn. — Siegbert Tarrasch
The king pawn and the queen pawn are the only ones to be moved in the early part of the game. — Wilhelm Steinitz
Throughout chess history, great debates have raged about the pros and cons of hanging pawns. The debates are nonsense; the answer is cut and dried.… — Yasser Seirawan
There is no disputing that in the eyes of Schlechter, Teichmann or even Rubinstein, the backward pawn was something more substantial than lively piece play,… — David Bronstein
Touch the pawns before your king with only infinite delicacy. — Unknown Author
It's turns out to be much easier to simulate a grandmaster chess player than it is to simulate a 2-year-old. — Alison Gopnik
But it's also because of something personal. My mother and father met while playing chess, so I've always had a fondness for the game. If… — Dorothy Dunnett
Chess and theatre often lead to madness. — Fernando Arrabal
The present situation in physics is as if we know chess, but we don't know one or two rules. — Richard P. Feynman
I remember being with a girlfriend who asked me to look over some chess openings with her. I instantly fell asleep. I found that I… — Pal Benko
What the devil possessed me to reply 1. ... e5?? I compltely forgot that Spassky, like Spielmann in the past, very much likes to play… — David Bronstein
Boris Vasilievich was the only top-class player of his generation who played gambits regularly and without fear ... Over a period of 30 years he… — Garry Kasparov
It doesn't require much for misfortune to strike in the King's Gambit - one incautious move, and Black can be on the edge of the… — Anatoly Karpov
It is no secret that any talented player must in his soul be an artist, and what could be dearer to his heart and soul… — David Bronstein
It would be as naive to study the song of the nightingale, as it would be ridiculous to try and win a King's Gambit against… — David Bronstein
Theory regards this opening as incorrect, but it is impossible to agree with this. Out of the five tournament games played by me with the… — David Bronstein
By what right does White, in an absolutely even position, such as after move one, when both sides have advanced 1. e4, sacrifice a pawn,… — Emanuel Lasker
I dropped the King's Indian in 1997 after one too many bad experiences against Kramnik. — Garry Kasparov
Before Geller we did not understand the King's Indian Defence. — Mikhail Botvinnik
Some pieces in the King's Indian appear on a 'special price' list: the dark square bishops are at the top of that list. — David Bronstein
Never in the history of chess have so many moves been repeated so often so quickly by so many people who didn't really understand them. — Michael Stean
Playing black, I put great stake in the Ruy Lopez: I liked it, feel it, and understand it; in matches with Hjartarson and Timman it… — Anatoly Karpov
An amusing fact: as far as I can recall, when playing the Ruy Lopez I have not yet once in my life had to face… — Anatoly Karpov

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