Can't win Quote by Isaac Bashevis Singer

In life, unlike chess, the game continues after checkmate.

— Isaac Asimov

Chess is a contest between two men which lends itself particularly to the conflicts surrounding aggression.

— Reuben Fine

No one ever won a chess match by making only forward moves. Just like in life, sometimes we have to move backward to take…

— Anonymous

No one ever won a chess match by making only forward moves... Just like life..Sometimes you have to move backward to take a better…

— Nishan Panwar

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

If fate means you to lose, give him a good fight anyhow.

— William McFee

“Just because fate finds us our perfect match doesn't mean it's always easy and we don't have to work at it. Anything worth having…

— Joyee Flynn

“A relationship is a game of chess.”

— Sophie Kinsella

Fate knows all about you, it knows your fears and your weaknesses and your confidences and strengths, and it can be ready for all…

— Tim Lebbon

In chess, as in life, a man is his own most dangerous opponent.

— Vasily Smyslov

I played Chess with him and would have beaten him sometimes only he always took back his last move, and ran the game out…

— Mark Twain

Chess is infinite, and one has to make only one ill-considered move, and one's opponent's wildest dreams will become reality.

— David Bronstein