Chess Player Quotes

55 quotes by 40 authors

Analysis, if it is really carried out with a complete concentration of his powers, forms and completes a chess player. — Lev Polugaevsky
Don't worry kids, you'll find work. After all, my machine will need strong chess player-programmers. You will be the first. — Mikhail Botvinnik
There is not a single true chess-player in the world whose heart does not beat faster at the mere sound of such long beloved and… — David Bronstein
A chess player never has a heart attack in a good position. — Bent Larsen
We perceive after a careful consideration of the evolution of the chess mind that such evolution has gone on, in general, in a way quite… — Richard Reti
A knowledge of tactics is the foundation of positional play. This is a rule which has stood its test in chess history and one which… — Richard Reti
I just think we should look at this as a chess match," he said, "between the world's greatest chess player and Garry Kasparov. — Lou Gerstner
Every good mathematician should also be a good chess player and vice versa. — Henri Poincare
The highest Art of the Chess player lies in not allowing your Opponent to show you what he can do. — Garry Kasparov
To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player. — David Bronstein
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
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
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
Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game. — David Bronstein
A great chess player always has a very good memory. — Leonid Shamkovich
A championship contender in the early twentieth century needed charisma and a knack for cultivating sponsorship, and Rubinstein was the epitome of the shy and… — Garry Kasparov
Once you're a chess player, you spend a lot of time thinking about the game and you can't get it completely out of your head. — Magnus Carlsen
I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten Labourdonnais… — Adolf Anderssen
It is a delight to watch a young and gifted chess player. To him have come no sinister experiences; to him continual carping care is… — Richard Reti
The chess player who develops the ability to play two dozen boards at a time will benefit from learning to compress his or her analysis… — Marilyn vos Savant

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