Chess Quote by Jose Raul Capablanca

No other great master has been so misunderstood by the vast majority of chess amateurs and even by many masters, as has Emanuel Lasker.

— Jose Raul Capablanca

It is not possible to become a great player without having learned how to analyse deeply and accurately.

— Mark Dvoretsky

All chess masters have on occasion played a magnificent game and then lost it by a stupid mistake, perhaps in time pressure and it…

— Bent Larsen

The same man cannot well be skilled in everything; each has his special excellence.

— Euripides

The first great chess players, including the world champion, got by perfectly well without constant coaches.

— Anatoly Karpov

Hundreds of players have physical and technical talents but very few make it.

— Giorgio Chiellini

When you step foot into your first professional tournament, everything you've done in your amateur career really doesn't matter any more.

— Collin Morikawa

I think it's very difficult to have fewer opportunities to have success and still execute. My favorite player was Barry Bonds, and he got…

— Joey Votto

There are certainly loads of players that I admire; I try to learn from all of the great masters both of the past and…

— Magnus Carlsen

We cannot all be masters.

— William Shakespeare

The skilled players can be skilled players and they're not impeded,

— Trevor Linden

There are three sportsmen: Tiger Woods, Roger Federer, and Lionel Messi. They perform with excellence, like most of us could never dream of.

— Carlos Tevez