Chess Quote by Jennifer Shahade Download Open image “I love chess, but it's the height of decadence.” — Jennifer Shahade ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess Decadence Height
I was highly attracted to chess for forty or forty-five years; then, little by little, my enthusiasm lessened. — Marcel Duchamp Copy Share Image
You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know. — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Chess is a great game. It's a lot of fun, but sometimes you wonder what else is out there. — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
The game of chess is the most fascinating and intellectual pastime which the wisdom of antiquity has bequeathed to us. — Howard Staunton Copy Share Image
Playing chess is more athletic than artistic. Champions are more concerned with victory than beauty: it's war with occasionally graceful kicks. — Jennifer Shahade Copy Share Image
If there were a 1:1 ratio of women and men in the chess world I would agree that all tournaments should be integrated. But… — Jennifer Shahade Copy Share Image
Tournament chess is not relaxing. It's stressful, even if you win. — Jennifer Shahade Copy Share Image
Most chess books only sell a few thousand copies, and a book titled something like "Women in Chess" would sell even fewer. The idea… — Jennifer Shahade Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live… — Simen Agdestein Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings,… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of people, but… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to catch up… — Russell Blake Copy Share Image
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
![“[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great idea that it was just like the best idea I'd ever heard in my life. It was like a great idea. I mean, it was - Not only was it vengeance, it was art, and it was, like…” quote by Eve Babitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/18d/eve-babitz-19835_art_photographer-julian-wasser-had-this-grea_14326.jpg)
