Boards Quote by David Bronstein

Critical thinking is the most important factor with chess. As it is in life, you need to think before you make decisions.

— Hikaru Nakamura

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…

— Magnus Carlsen

Methodical thinking is of more use in Chess than inspiration

— Cecil Purdy

Education in Chess has to be an education in independent thinking and judging. Chess must not be memorized...

— Emanuel Lasker

The way you have to think in chess is good for everyday thinking, really, especially for brothers in the urban community who never take…

— Rza

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

In chess, as played by a good player, logic and imagination must go hand in hand, compensating each other.

— Jose Raul Capablanca

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

— David Bronstein

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.

— Christian Morgenstern

In chess there is a world of intellectual values.

— Gerald Abrahams

Life is very much about making the best decisions you can. So I think chess is very valuable.

— Hikaru Nakamura

Chess teaches you to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks good and it trains you to think objectively…

— Stanley Kubrick