Chess Quote by Hikaru Nakamura

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

Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks…

— Stanley Kubrick

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

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

Chess is a miniature version of life. To be successful, you need to be disciplined, assess resources, consider responsible choices and adjust when circumstances…

— Susan Polgar

Psychology is the most important factor in chess.

— Alexander Alekhine

Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to…

— Garry Kasparov

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

— Emanuel Lasker

The essence of Chess is thinking about what Chess is.

— David Bronstein

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

— Hikaru Nakamura

Independence of thought is a most valuable quality in a chess-player, both at the board and when preparing for a game.

— David Bronstein

By all means examine the games of the great chess players, but don't swallow them whole. Their games are valuable not for their separate…

— Anatoly Karpov