Chess Quote by Israel Albert Horowitz

Chess is a game of stimulation.

— Gza

It is peculiar but a fact nevertheless, that the gamblers in chess have enthusiastic followers.

— Mikhail Botvinnik

Chess is a contributor to net human unhappiness, since the pleasure of victory is greatly exceeded by the pain of defeat.

— William Hartston

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

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

It is a well known phenomenon that the same amateur who can conduct the middle game quite creditably, is usually perfectly helpless in the…

— Aron Nimzowitsch

Some pushers are way better than others.

— Dick Trickle

For success I consider three factors are necessary: firstly, an awareness of my own strengths and weaknesses; secondly, an accurate understanding of my opponent's…

— Alexander Alekhine

All I expect are wins and to get pleasure from the game. And if someone thinks something about me, if someone's dissatisfied with something...…

— Magnus Carlsen

A great chess-player is not a great man, for he leaves the world as he found it. No act terminating in itself constitutes greatness.…

— William Hazlitt

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

— Boris Spassky

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