Grandmaster Quotes

25 quotes by 17 authors

No Chess Grandmaster is normal; they only differ in the extent of their madness — Viktor Korchnoi
Nowadays, when you're not a grandmaster at 14, you can forget about it — Viswanathan Anand
It was clear to me that the vulnerable point of the American Grandmaster (Bobby Fischer) was in double-edged, hanging, irrational positions, where he often failed… — Efim Geller
Ultimately, what separates a winner from a loser at the grandmaster level is the willingness to do the unthinkable. A brilliant strategy is, certainly, a… — Garry Kasparov
A grandmaster needs to retain thousands of games in his head, for games are to him what the words of their mother tongue are to… — Garry Kasparov
With each success the ability to change is reduced. My longtime friend and coach Grandmaster Yuri Dokhoian, aptly compared it to being dipped in bronze.… — Garry Kasparov
To become a chess grandmaster also seems to take about ten years. (Only the legendary Bobby Fisher got to that elite level in less than… — Malcolm Gladwell
A true Grandmaster is a person who starts the arts at a very young age and continues it until their body will no longer allows… — Choi Hong Hi
Just as the pianist practices the most complicated pieces to improve the technique of his fingers, so too a grandmaster must keep his vision in… — Alexander Kotov
In order to become a grandmaster class player whose understanding of chess is superior to the thousands of ordinary players, you have to develop within… — Alexander Kotov
Here is a definition which correctly reflects the course of thought and action of a grandmaster: - The plan in a game of chess is… — Alexander Kotov
I didn't picture myself as even a grandmaster, to say nothing of aspiring to the chess crown. This was not because I was timid -… — Anatoly Karpov
By the time a player becomes a Grandmaster, almost all of his training time is dedicated to work on this first phase. The opening is… — Garry Kasparov
A grandmaster must memorize thousands of chess duels in his head, as these are for him what words of the mother tongue are to the… — Garry Kasparov
Often you will find the opposite situation. The author seems to have interesting ideas, but he is not able to illustrate them with decent examples.… — Mark Dvoretsky
Ultimately, what separates a Winner from a Loser at the Grandmaster level is the Willingness to do the Unthinkable. — Garry Kasparov
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
Thanks to the Polgars the adjective 'men's' before events and the 'affirmative action' women's titles such as Woman Grandmaster have become anachronisms. — Garry Kasparov
My romantically favorite era is 78, 79 listening to Grandmaster Flash and the Furious 4, the live tapes, echo chamber and break beats. — Kool Moe Dee
So to compare the Beatles, obviously the Beatles are the Beatles, but in hip-hop terms, Tribe is the Beatles. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five… — Michael Rapaport

Who Wrote These Grandmaster Quotes

17 authors contributed a total of 25 Grandmaster Quotes as follows: