Chess Quote by Edmar Mednis

Once you are in the endgame, the moment of truth has arrived... The amount of points that can be gained (and saved) by correct…

— Edmar Mednis

In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else. For whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by…

— Jose Raul Capablanca

Endings are elusive, middles are nowhere to be found, but worst of all is to begin, to begin, to begin.

— Donald Barthelme

I detest the endgame. A well-played game should be practically decided in the middlegame.

— Dawid Janowski

People say it's better to know the truth, but what if the ending's a bad one? Is it still better to know? Or is…

— Cynthia Lord

'Endgame' resists narrative and even thematic explanation. How you play it has to reflect this. If you decide something too much in advance, you…

— Simon McBurney

“In order to improve your game, you must study the endgame before everything else, for whereas the endings can be studied and mastered by…

— Eric Meyer

“This got me thinking about endings and how the final moments of a story can color our entire perception of a narrative. But endings…

— Crystal Cestari

There are two basic defenses for an open ending: one is, If you read carefully enough, you'll know what happened. And the other is,…

— Lorin Stein

“The end of every game is an anti-climax. What you thought you would feel you don't feel, what you thought was so important isn't…

— Jeanette Winterson

Endings are always tough, but I believe when something ends, there are new beginnings, new opportunities and new things to be excited for, too.

— Mike Fisher

A player can sometimes afford the luxury of an inaccurate move, or even a definite error, in the opening or middlegame without necessarily obtaining…

— Paul Keres