Boards Quote by David Bronstein

You've got to try to find some type of mental edge on your opponent.

— Derrick Lewis

Its just you and your opponent at the board and you're trying to prove something

— Bobby Fischer

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

That's usually the way I am - I don't care what my opponent can do. I just focus on myself.

— Derrick Lewis

Always make your opponent think you know more than you really know.

— Philip Sheridan

That has to help if you know the mentality of your opponent, and how he wants to play.

— Adama Traore

If you start to focus on your opponent then you see so much quality in your opponents and weaknesses in your own side. You…

— Emmanuel Petit

You must not let your opponent know how you feel.

— Alexander Kotov

I am fully and entirely concentrated on the board. I never even consider my opponent's personality. So far as I am concerned, my opponent…

— Wilhelm Steinitz

Relax and calm your mind. Forget about yourself and follow your opponent's movement.

— Yip Man

I believe most definitely that one must not only grapple with the problems on the board, one must also make every effort to combat…

— Mikhail Tal

You've got to learn to utilize the space (between you and your opponent). Distancing is very important.

— Masaaki Hatsumi