Chess Quote by Larry Johnson

Chess: It's like alcohol. It's a drug. I have to control it, or it could overwhelm me. I have a regular Monday night game…

— Charles Krauthammer

I spend hours playing chess because I find it so much fun. The day it stops being fun is the day I give up.

— Magnus Carlsen

I go to bed at 4 a. m. Almost all chessplayers do.

— Vladimir Kramnik

I barely know what my plans are for tomorrow, but I hope chess will remain a major part of my life.

— Anish Giri

Chess is not relaxing; it's stressful even if you win.

— Jennifer Shahade

You spend your entire time 24 hours a day thinking about when is the next game, and you put together the plan and that's…

— Frank Vogel

I'll usually stay up a little later than my wife and play Xbox, a little 'Modern Warfare 3.' Or I'll have a friend over,…

— Rich Sommer

I find the game mentally challenging and really enjoy the chess match that occurs every week between the offense and the opposing defense.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick

Spending most of my time on chess there is not much else I can be much good at but I enjoy spending time with…

— Anish Giri

My main purpose every night is to win a game.

— DeMarcus Cousins

I love the preparation, the excitement of game day, the nervousness of game day. But I enjoy the day-to-day stuff. Game day is a…

— Carson Palmer

So chess is kind of this nice thing that I have no real aspiration for. It's just a frivolous thing I can enjoy.

— Michelle Zauner