Barber shop Quote by O. J. Mayo

Never having played Chess before, it was most interesting to be playing the game with no pieces in front of me. But I still…

— Peter Mayhew

I think most people are fascinated by chess for that reason. It's just these mystical shapes. It's almost like Harry Potteresque, like wizard's chess…

— Maurice Ashley

I started by just sitting by the chessboard exploring things. I didn't even have books at first, and I just played by myself. I…

— Magnus Carlsen

Chess is a competition. Checkers is a competition. Mostly, I'm interested in doing real sports.

— John Skipper

These young guys are playing checkers. I'm out there playing chess.

— Kobe Bryant

There's just a lot of really great life lessons that you can take out of chess... I think that's one of my favorite parts…

— Aaron Gordon

Im so terrible at Chess. The only way Ill ever get to say Checkmate is if I eat at a restaurant in Australia.

— Azgraybebly Joslan

Chess is a good way to learn, to keep your brain fit and the ego in check, a mental form of your local gymnasium.…

— Peter Abelard

The way you have to think in chess is good for everyday thinking, really, especially for brothers in the urban community who never take…

— Rza

You can only get good at Chess if you love the game

— Bobby Fischer

You know I'm finished with the old chess because it's all just a lot of book and memorization you know.

— Bobby Fischer

Among a great many other things that chess teaches you is to control the initial excitement you feel when you see something that looks…

— Stanley Kubrick