"It is peculiar but a fact nevertheless, that……" — Mikhail Botvinnik

"It is peculiar but a fact nevertheless, that the gamblers in chess have enthusiastic followers."

— Mikhail Botvinnik

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34 Quotes by Mikhail Botvinnik

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Capablanca's play produced and still produces an irresistable artistic effect. In his games a tendency towards simplicity predominated, and in…
Chess is the art which expresses the science of logic.
Chess is the art of analysis.
Chess is no whit inferior to the violin, and we have a large number of professional violinists
The boy (then a 12 year old boy named Anatoly Karpov)doesn't have a clue about Chess, and there's no future…
Chess mastery essentially consists of analyzing Chess positions accurately
Chess is a part of culture and if a culture is declining then Chess too will decline
Chess, like any creative activity, can exist only through the combined efforts of those who have creative talent, and those…
Everything is in a state of flux, and this includes the world of Chess
If you are going to make your mark among masters, you have to work far harder and more intensively, or,…
Yes, I have played a blitz game once. It was on a train, in 1929.
If Tal sacrifices a piece, take it. If Petrosian sacrifices a piece, don't take it.

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I was a terrible father. The most I ever did for my children was to teach them chess. At least… — David Bailey
My problem with chess was that all my pieces wanted to end the game as soon as possible. — Dave Barry
These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess. — Kobe Bryant
A lot of people think international relations is like a game of chess. But it's not a game of chess,… — Madeleine Albright
Chess first of all teaches you to be objective. — Alexander Alekhine
I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands. — Alexander Alekhine
I look at improvising as a prolonged game of chess. There's an opening gambit with your pawn in a complex… — Steve Carell
I have always thought you could take the measure of a man by his sports manners - that is to… — Graydon Carter
Chess is as elaborate a waste of human intelligence as you can find outside an advertising agency. — Raymond Chandler
People are governed with the head; kindness of heart is little use in chess. — Nicolas Chamfort
Play the game for more than you can afford to lose... only then will you learn the game. — Winston Churchill
I failed to make the chess team because of my height. — Woody Allen

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