Chess Quote by Judit Polgar

I spend around one hour per day on physical exercise. Exercise is a must for every chess player. As the proverb says, 'A sound…

— Humpy Koneru

Like dogs who sniff each other when meeting, chess players have a ritual at first acquaintance: they sit down to play speed chess.

— Anatoly Karpov

What is the object of playing a gambit opening?... To acquire a reputation of being a dashing player at the cost of losing a…

— Siegbert Tarrasch

The Indians and Chinese have become brilliant chess professionals. They get on a plane and play all over the world. This has led to…

— Kenneth Rogoff

The intelligent perusal of fine games cannot fail to make the reader a better player and a better judge of the play of others.

— Emanuel Lasker

Any experienced player knows how a change in the character of the play influences your psychological mood.

— Garry Kasparov

First-class players lose to second-class players because second-class players sometimes play a first-class game

— Siegbert Tarrasch

Playing rapid chess, one can lose the habit of concentrating for several hours in serious chess. That is why, if a player has big…

— Vladimir Kramnik

I was a professional chess player in Romania, but only a small-time master. When I came to France, I continued playing chess for many…

— Dumitru Tepeneag

It is not enough to be a good player... you must also play well

— Siegbert Tarrasch

Playing chess has many aspects that can be useful in everyday situations like planning, concentration and combinations. You learn to win but also to…

— Judit Polgar

Chess is thirty to forty percent psychology. You don't have this when you play a computer. I can't confuse it

— Judit Polgar