Checkmate Quote by Jedediah Berry

But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this Checker-board of Nights and Days; Hither and thither moves, and checks, and slays, And…

— Omar Khayyam

“But helpless Pieces of the Game He plays Upon this chequer-board of Nights and Days Hither and thither moves, and checks and slays”

— Edward FitzGerald

“It was like playing checkers, only to learn that your opponent was playing chess all along.”

— Barry Lyga

“Under Cruyff, dominating the ball became the first and most important rule. ‘If you have the ball, the opposition doesn’t have it and can’t…

— Guillem Balague

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

— Isaac Asimov

“I'm playing chess while everyone else is playing checkers, that's why I always lose”

— Josh Stern

Modern Chess is too much concerned with things like Pawn structure. Forget it, Checkmate ends the game

— Nigel Short

“I’ve got a problem,’ he told his mentor. ‘I’ve got these two guys who I don’t know if I can control, they don’t listen…

— Guillem Balague

“White does not count correctly and plays 1.Qxf7+?? Black, of course, should take the queen with 1...Kxf7, but young beginners often automatically “move their…

— Dan Heisman

Whoever sees no other aim in the game than that of giving checkmate to one's opponent will never become a good Chess player

— Max Euwe

“Life is not the game of Chess - "Check - Mate, game over", and play again. Life gives you ample time to improve, learn…

— Mohammad Sami

Hold'em is to stud what chess is to checkers.

— Johnny Moss