Chess Quote by Daniel Naroditsky Download Open image “I think there's a misconception that chess players are all total nerds. Well, I guess they are.” — Daniel Naroditsky ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.9 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess I think Nerds Think Well
The image that everyone has of a chess player is not necessarily positive. I think it's partly due to Bobby Fischer - his rise… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Maybe I'm wrong, but I think that the people who really enjoy chess are the dubs and the duffers, experts who have resigned their… — Alfred Kreymborg Copy Share Image
Chess-players are so unsociable, they are no company for any but themselves. — Anne Bronte Copy Share Image
I think chess players are not always what you think them to be. Or maybe it's our job to appear serious. — Anish Giri Copy Share Image
The most interesting nerds are the ones who take offense to being called nerds. — Greg Fitzsimmons Copy Share Image
Stereotyped as convention-going, pocket-protector-wearing, chess-playing, infrequently-showering types, nerds are one of our society's most ridiculed groups. And, for a university with an international reputation… — Alexandra Petri Copy Share Image
Usually, nerds on TV are completely stereotypical, like Urkel, or they're not really so nerdy. — Jesse Plemons Copy Share Image
Unless a player has an 'understanding chess' rating of at least 2400, the amount of significant knowledge that he can impart on others is limited. — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
Those who think that it is easy to play chess are mistaken. During a game a player lives on his nerves, and at the… — Viktor Korchnoi Copy Share Image
I think that by and large chess players have been very kind. Like I said there have been a few incidents, but they certainly… — Maurice Ashley Copy Share Image
You can't worry about intimidating me and playing the game at the same time. — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
When your opponent is tied up, always be patient and search for the simplest option. — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
I think of myself as playing against the board, and not against my opponent. — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
When you're calculating variations - especially long ones - it really helps to visualize the board. — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
Time and again, players lose because they make rash decisions. Therefore, you always have to remind yourself - don't hurry. Embarking on a risky… — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
The great thing about chess is it's a game for oneself. You don't work on what you can't control, you just work on yourself.… — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
I think death is the aesthetic part of chess, seeing your opponent's army fall. Producing a sacrifice in order to mate is the aesthetic… — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
Some kids think I'm some kind of weirdo. I probably am weirder than most people. — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
With chess it was almost this palpable electricity that I felt. You're totally in control of your own fate. There's no luck factor. It's… — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
It's not 64 squares. It's a battlefield. There's no luck, there's no dice. It's just you and your opponent. — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
It might sound a little weird that, you know, chess streaming has a community, but really it does. — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
The comparative strength of each piece depends entirely on circumstance; their movements are so different that it is essentially impossible to effectively compare them… — Daniel Naroditsky Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live… — Simen Agdestein Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings,… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of people, but… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to catch up… — Russell Blake Copy Share Image
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image