Chess Quote by Edmar Mednis Download Open image “Playing without a concurrent critical review of one's skills will simply get you nowhere.” — Edmar Mednis ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.5 out of 5 (5 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess Critical Learning Reviews Skills
I play hard. So the critical stuff doesn't surprise me or bother me. — Larry Gagosian Copy Share Image
You review a game. You don't brush over anything you did well and look at anything you could improve. There's stuff to get better… — Owen Farrell Copy Share Image
It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately. — Mark Dvoretsky Copy Share Image
When you have a way of playing or a mentality of playing, it's difficult to do something else. — Peter Schmeichel Copy Share Image
I wasn't as critical during games as I was at practice. Players needed confidence during games more than criticism. — Dean Smith Copy Share Image
There is always a point when one senses one's lack of skill, the doubt. — Arne Jacobsen Copy Share Image
If you're very clearly good or you're very clearly bad, then there isn't that much internal dilemma going on, and that's not necessarily as… — Lennie James Copy Share Image
One of the objectives of opening play is to try to surprise your opponent. — Edmar Mednis 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
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 Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer started off each game with a great advantage: after the opening he had used less time than his opponent and thus had… — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
The number of 'unneccessary' errors that have been committed on move 41 are legion. — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
Only play into a variation in which your opponent is strong if you have your own personal novelty ready! — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
Even when the time control has been reached, there is one situation where you want to act as if it has not: when your… — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
After a bad opening, there is hope for the middle game. After a bad middle game, there is hope for the endgame. But once… — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
You must be able to handle a variety of move orders during the first 5-6 moves - otherwise you'll find yourself 'tricked' time and… — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
The key to ultimate succcess is the determination to progress day by day. — Edmar Mednis Copy Share Image
Your practical results will improve when you play what you know, like and have confidence in. — Edmar Mednis 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