Brilliance Quote by Jose Raul Capablanca

I consider Mr. Morphy the finest chess player who ever existed. He is far superior to any now living, and would doubtless have beaten…

— Adolf Anderssen

Genius is a starry word; but if there ever was a chess player to whom that attribute applied, it was Paul Morphy.

— Andrew Soltis

When Nicklaus plays wells well, he wins. When he plays badly, he finishes second. When he plays terribly, he finishes third.

— Johnny Miller

It's very important for the mentality of the players to always try to be a winner, to try to win as many titles and…

— Manuel Pellegrini

The key factor separating geniuses from the merely accomplished is not a divine spark. It's not I.Q., a generally bad predictor of success, even…

— David Brooks

The art of using moderate abilities to advantage often brings greater results than actual brilliance

— Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“the highest level of performance always comes from people who are emotionally engaged and the highest level of engagement comes from knowing the score—that…

— Chris McChesney

The sign of a great Master is his ability to win a won game quickly and painlessly

— Irving Chernev

The mark of a top player is not how much he wins when he is winning but how he handles his losses.

— Bobby Baldwin

Brilliance is one part talent, two parts wisdom and three parts passion.

— Margaret Mitchell

When a beginner wins he feels brilliant and invincible Then he takes wild risk and loses everything.

— Alexander Elder

One can always learn from others. The Champion's Mind holds a wealth of insight as to how you can become a winner in your…

— Phil Mahre