Arena Quote by Leonid Shamkovich

Avoidance of mistakes is the beginning, as it is the end, of mastery in chess.

— Eugene Znosko-Borovsky

Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately

— Mikhail Botvinnik

There is timing in everything. Timing in strategy cannot be mastered without a great deal of practice.

— Miyamoto Musashi

By strictly observing Botvinnik's rule regarding the thorough analysis of one's own games, with the years I have come to realize that this provides…

— Garry Kasparov

Tactics involve calculations that can tax the human brain, but when you boil them down, they are actually the simplest part of chess and…

— Garry Kasparov

To master an actual technique, mental culture should come first. Acquiring a technique requires a careful, modest, non-mean, free and attentive mind. In other…

— Kyuzo Mifune

It is a delight to watch a young and gifted chess player. To him have come no sinister experiences; to him continual carping care…

— Richard Reti

To improve at chess you should in the first instance study the endgame.

— Jose Raul Capablanca

I have the idea that when you put yourself through hard, detailed training, and you put a lot of attention into all the little…

— Lukasz Fabianski

“The art of chess is akin to the art of war itself; full of strategy and cunning, yet clever placements.”

— Jennifer Megan Varnadore

To improve as a player you need to not only know how you plan to win, but ... how might your opponent disrupt your plan.

— Robert Reed

The way I do things I usually always prefer to have a very clear strategy and be very focused. At the same time to…

— Steve Ballmer