Chess Quote by Mikhail Tal Download Open image “Fischer is the greatest genius to descend from the chess heavens.” — Mikhail Tal ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare Chess Fischer Genius Heaven Intelligence
As with Steinitz, Fischer's genius has often been concealed by controversies away from the board. Like Lasker, Fischer has raised chess to new financial… — Andrew Soltis Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer's current state of mind is indeed a tragedy. One of the worlds greatest Chess players - the pride and sorrow of American… — Frank Brady Copy Share Image
I like to say that Bobby Fischer was the greatest player ever. But what made Fischer a genius was his ability to blend an… — Bruce Pandolfini Copy Share Image
What was great about Fischer is that when he became world champion is that chess was being covered everywhere. It was in all the… — Hikaru Nakamura Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer has an enormous knowledge of chess and his familiarity with the chess literature of the USSR is immense. — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
There is only one thing Fischer does in Chess without pleasure: to lose! — Boris Spassky Copy Share Image
Fischer Chess play was always razor-sharp, rational and brilliant. One of the best ever — Dave Regis Copy Share Image
Fischer was a good kid but very unsophisticated about anything but chess. It was all chess for him, every waking moment. We'd go down… — Ronald Gross Copy Share Image
The only positive contribution to chess from Fischer in the last 20 years. — Viktor Korchnoi Copy Share Image
Bobby Fischer was hugely important for the American chess community because it put chess on the map - he made it possible for other… — Liz Garbus Copy Share Image
Chess may be the deepest, least exhaustible of pastimes, but it is nothing more. As for a chess genius, he is a human being… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
I think that the FIDE leaders have to reconsider the current drawing rules - their advantages aren't very clear, but their shortcomings are obvious.… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
I'd like to always be romantic in chess. Sadly, this doesn't always work like that. — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
“I prefer to make my annotations 'hot on the heels', as it were, when the fortunes of battle, the worries, hopes and disappointments are… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
Later, I began to succeed in decisive games. Perhaps because I realized a very simple truth: not only was I worried, but also my… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
Playing in your home city is very special. You feel the support and attention. When everything goes well, it's very great, but when it… — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique. — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
I can take care of myself! But the "external barriers", my opponents, do indeed concern me. — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
“Young man, consider that the train has left, and all you can do is loudly slam the door in farewell.” — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
“...That is my biography from the first day of my chess life to the present. JOURNALIST. And your plans. PLAYER. To play!” — Mikhail Tal Copy Share Image
I have known many chess players, but among them there has been only one genius - Capablanca! — Emanuel Lasker Copy Share Image
Real chessplayers think about chess more or less 24 hours a day. It is a passion and a fate that one has to live… — Simen Agdestein Copy Share Image
It's interesting that the greatest minds of computer science, the founding fathers, like Alan Turing and Claude Shannon and Norbert Wiener, they all looked… — Garry Kasparov Copy Share Image
“Relationships are chess for women," he said. "They can see the whole board, plan way ahead. They're the queens, after all. We're the kings,… — Laura Lippman Copy Share Image
The election of Trump threw the chess board up. The pieces are all over the place. That's upsetting to a lot of people, but… — Dave Rubin Copy Share Image
Playing for complications is an extreme measure that a player should adopt only when he cannot find a clear and logical plan. — Alexander Alekhine Copy Share Image
“the shadows. “Why do you think they invented chess?” “He’s got you there,” said the captain, following Fletcher. Jake jogged slightly to catch up… — Russell Blake Copy Share Image
[Photographer Julian Wasser] had this great idea that I should play chess naked with Marcel Duchamp and it seem to be such a great… — Eve Babitz Copy Share Image
I am not some sort of freak. I might be very good at chess but I'm just a normal person. — Magnus Carlsen Copy Share Image
My parents were very supportive of my chess. When I got home after a game of chess, having missed school or something, they always… — Viswanathan Anand Copy Share Image
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