Admiration Quote by Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

Combinations have always been the most intriguing aspect of Chess. The masters look for them, the public applauds them, the critics praise them. It…

— Reuben Fine

Combination is a soul of chess.

— Alexander Alekhine

A knowledge of combinations is the foundation of positional chess.

— Richard Reti

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

— David Bronstein

The game gives us a satisfaction that Life denies us. And for the Chess player, the success which crowns his work, the great dispeller…

— Emanuel Lasker

A chess game, after all, is a fight in which all possible factors must be made use of, and in which a knowledge of…

— Emanuel Lasker

I am convinced, the way one plays chess always reflects the player's personality. If something defines his character, then it will also define his…

— Vladimir Kramnik

The pleasure to be derived from a chess combination lie in the feeling that a human mind is behind the game, dominating the inanimate…

— Richard Reti

The best indicator of a Chess Player's form is his ability to sense the Climax of the game.

— Boris Spassky

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

The very idea of how chess players manipulate their game excites me.

— Kay Kay Menon

In chess one cannot control everything. Sometimes a game takes an unexpected turn, in which beauty begins to emerge. Both players are always instrumental…

— Vladimir Kramnik