Block Quote by Charles Buxton

Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances…

— Susan Polgar

The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and strengthened by…

— Benjamin Franklin

The way he plays Chess demonstrates a man's whole nature

— Stanley Ellin

It is a delight to watch a young and gifted chess player. To him have come no sinister experiences; to him continual carping care…

— Richard Reti

Chess is not for the faint-hearted; it absorbs a person entirely. To get to the bottom of this game, he has to give himself…

— Wilhelm Steinitz

In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.

— Vasily Smyslov

Chess is a form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Chess, like love, like music, has the power to make men happy.

— Siegbert Tarrasch

Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but also to…

— Judit Polgar

The majority of people imagine a chess master as being a townsman who passes his life in an atmosphere of smoke and play in…

— Richard Reti

The ability to play chess is the sign of a gentleman. The ability to play chess well is the sign of a wasted life.

— Paul Morphy

Having good strategies in playing chess is often a good indication of being focused in life.

— Martin Dansky

You can only win the game when you understand that it is a game. Let a man play chess, and tell him that every…

— Mark Lawrence