Chess Quote by Mikhail Botvinnik

Chess is so interesting in itself, as not to need the view of gain to induce engaging in it; and thence it is never…

— Benjamin Franklin

There's a touch of the gambler in anybody really competitive and somebody that's willing to concede that to succeed, sometimes you need to cut…

— Josh Charles

I have a notion that gamblers are as happy as most people - being always excited.

— Lord Byron

The game of Chess is not merely an idle amusement; several very valuable qualities of the mind are to be acquired and strengthened by…

— Benjamin Franklin

“In chess there’s a saying: “Only the good players are lucky.”

— James Altucher

Chess truly uncovers whether or not someone has imagination and takes initiative.

— Christian Morgenstern

We perceive after a careful consideration of the evolution of the chess mind that such evolution has gone on, in general, in a way…

— Richard Reti

[Chess] is a foolish expedient for making idle people believe they are doing something very clever, when they are only wasting their time.

— George Bernard Shaw

All good professional gamblers are selectively aggressive.

— James Holzhauer

No one ever won a chess game by betting on each move. Sometimes you have to move backward to get a step forward.

— Anonymous

Gamblers and lovers really play to lose.

— Lawrence Durrell

Chess is a game of stimulation.

— Gza