Opponents Quotes

832 Opponents quotes by 548 unique authors

My most difficult opponent is myself. When I am playing I often involuntarily make a world champion out of a candidate master. — Lev Polugaevsky
... Tal accepted absolutely all the world champion's conditions with a smile, taking away a very important psychological trump card from him - the harsh,… — Unknown Author
How vain are our fears! I thought to myself. Sometimes we fear that which our opponent (or fate) had never even considered! After this, then,… — Aron Nimzowitsch
For my victory over Capablanca I am indebted primarily to my superiority in the field of psychology. Capablanca played, relying almost exclusively on his rich… — Alexander Alekhine
You must not let your opponent know how you feel. — Alexander Kotov
Nowadays grandmasters no longer study their opponent's games so much, but they study his character, his behaviour and his temperament in the most thorough fashion. — David Bronstein
One of the objectives of opening play is to try to surprise your opponent. — Edmar Mednis
Sometimes players need to gain time on the clock by repeating the position, but most often its purpose is to wear down the opponent psychologically. — Pal Benko
It is important that you don't let your opponent impose his style of play on you. A part of that begins mentally. At the chessboard… — Viswanathan Anand
President Ronald Reagan on his 1980 opponent: "I had a dream the other night. I dreamed that Jimmy Carter came to me and asked why… — Bob Dole
In executing an Artful Strategy: When ten times greater, surround them; When five times greater, attack them; When two times greater, scatter them. If the… — Sun Tzu
Their fiery advance and great tenacity were well recognized by their opponents. — Unknown Author
Sometimes I wish I could just fall in love. Then, at least you know who your opponent is. — Peter Ustinov
Tal's combinations often exert a sort of paralysing influence on the opponent's play. It would seem that the element of surprise plays a big part… — Mark Taimanov
A mind to serve for the peace of all human beings in the world is needed in Aikido, and not the mind of one who… — Morihei Ueshiba
IF YOUR OPPONENT strikes with fire, counter with water, becoming completely fluid and free-flowing. Water, by its nature, never collides with or breaks against anything.… — Morihei Ueshiba
IN THE ART OF PEACE we never attack. An attack is proof that one is out of control. Never run away from any challenge, but… — Morihei Ueshiba
We see now that infringement of freedom is necessary with regard to the opponents of the revolution. At a time of revolution we cannot allow… — Nikolai Bukharin
An argument frequently used by believers [is] to force unbelievers to soften their terms by accepting their opponents' definition; "Atheist" means without a concept of… — Unknown Author
Golf is the only game that pits the player against an opponent, the weather, the minutest details of a large chunk of local topography and… — Mike Seabrook
Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can… — Manfred von Richthofen
If you face a worthy opponent acknowledge their skills and show them yours. — Kiersten Warren
Anger. Control your anger. If you hold anger toward others, they have control over you.Your opponent can dominate and defeat you if you allow him… — Miyamoto Musashi
We cannot afford to be idle, and though weaker than our opponents in men and military equipments, must endeavor to harass, if we cannot destroy… — Robert E. Lee
I've never been much of a computer guy at least in terms of playing with computers. Actually until I was about 11 I didn't use… — Magnus Carlsen

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